Condorcet meets Ellsberg
Ellis, A.
(2016).
Condorcet meets Ellsberg.
Theoretical Economics,
11(3), 865-895.
https://doi.org/10.3982/TE1284
The Condorcet Jury Theorem states that given subjective expected utility maximization and common values, the equilibrium probability that the correct candidate wins goes to one as the size of the electorate goes to infinity. This paper studies strategic voting when voters have pure common values but may be ambiguity averse -- exhibit Ellsberg-type behavior -- as modeled by maxmin expected utility preferences. It provides sufficient conditions so that the equilibrium probability of the correct candidate winning the election is bounded above by one half in at least one state. As a consequence, there is no equilibrium in which information aggregates.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2016 The Author © CC BY NC 3.0 |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Economics |
| DOI | 10.3982/TE1284 |
| Date Deposited | 07 Dec 2015 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/64598 |
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