Sincere voting in large elections

B-Tier
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
Year: 2017
Volume: 101
Issue: C
Pages: 121-131

Authors (2)

Acharya, Avidit (Princeton University) Meirowitz, Adam (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Austen-Smith and Banks (1996) showed that sincere/informative voting is not typically an equilibrium of the Condorcet voting model when the size of the electorate is large. Here, we reverse their finding by adding a third type of voter—one that receives no information in favor of either of the alternatives—as well as global uncertainty about the probability that each voter is such a “no evidence type.” The expected number of no evidence type voters can be arbitrarily small; nevertheless, if the electorate is large enough, then each of the two standard Condorcet types votes sincerely in every nondegenerate type-symmetric equilibrium.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:gamebe:v:101:y:2017:i:c:p:121-131
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24