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Strategy-proof judgment aggregation

Dietrich, Franz and List, Christian ORCID: 0000-0003-1627-800X (2005) Strategy-proof judgment aggregation. PEPP (9). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

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Abstract

In the theory of judgment aggregation on logically connected propositions, an important question remains open: Which aggregation rules are manipulable and which are strategy-proof? We define manipulability and strategy-proofness in judgment aggregation, characterize all strategy-proof aggregation rules, and prove an impossibility theorem similar to the Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem. Among other escape-routes from the impossibility, we discuss weakening strategy-proofness itself. Comparing two prominent aggregation rules, we show that conclusion-based voting is strategy-proof, but generates incomplete judgments, while premise-based voting is only strategy-proof for "reason-oriented" individuals. Surprisingly, for "outcome-oriented" individuals, the two rules are strategically equivalent, generating identical judgments in equilibrium. Our results introduce game-theoretic considerations into judgment aggregation and have implications for debates on deliberative democracy.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information: © 2005 the authors
Divisions: Government
Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
CPNSS
STICERD
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited: 11 Jul 2008 09:53
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 19:55
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/19299

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