Comparing generalized median voter schemes according to their manipulability

Abstract

Altres ajuts: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas PIP 112-200801-00655

Altres ajuts: Universidad Nacional de San Luis mitjançant subvenció 319502

We propose a simple criterion to compare generalized median voter schemes according to their manipulability. We identify three necessary and sufficient conditions for the comparability of two generalized median voter schemes in terms of their vulnerability to manipulation. The three conditions are stated using the two associated families of monotonic fixed ballots and depend very much on the power each agent has to unilaterally change the outcomes of the two generalized median voter schemes. We perform a specific analysis of all median voter schemes: the anonymous subfamily of generalized median voter schemes.