Tullock paradox
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The Tullock paradox is an economic puzzle highlighting why real-world spending on rent-seeking and political lobbying is often far lower than the huge potential gains at stake would predict.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17797375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tullock paradox Context triple: [Gordon Tullock, knownFor, Tullock paradox]
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Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem
The Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem is a fundamental result in social choice theory showing that every reasonable voting system with at least three options is susceptible to strategic manipulation by voters.
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Sen’s liberal paradox
Sen’s liberal paradox is a result in social choice theory showing that even minimal individual rights can be incompatible with always achieving Pareto-efficient collective decisions.
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C.
Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Arrow’s impossibility theorem is a foundational result in social choice theory showing that no voting system can convert individual preferences into a collective ranking while simultaneously satisfying a set of seemingly reasonable fairness criteria.
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D.
Condorcet jury theorem
The Condorcet jury theorem is a result in probability theory and social choice stating that, under certain conditions, the likelihood that a majority vote yields the correct decision increases as the size of the voting group grows.
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E.
Law of the Maximum
The Law of the Maximum was a French Revolutionary price-control measure that fixed maximum prices on essential goods to curb inflation and protect the urban poor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tullock paradox Target entity description: The Tullock paradox is an economic puzzle highlighting why real-world spending on rent-seeking and political lobbying is often far lower than the huge potential gains at stake would predict.
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A.
Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem
The Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem is a fundamental result in social choice theory showing that every reasonable voting system with at least three options is susceptible to strategic manipulation by voters.
-
B.
Sen’s liberal paradox
Sen’s liberal paradox is a result in social choice theory showing that even minimal individual rights can be incompatible with always achieving Pareto-efficient collective decisions.
-
C.
Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Arrow’s impossibility theorem is a foundational result in social choice theory showing that no voting system can convert individual preferences into a collective ranking while simultaneously satisfying a set of seemingly reasonable fairness criteria.
-
D.
Condorcet jury theorem
The Condorcet jury theorem is a result in probability theory and social choice stating that, under certain conditions, the likelihood that a majority vote yields the correct decision increases as the size of the voting group grows.
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E.
Law of the Maximum
The Law of the Maximum was a French Revolutionary price-control measure that fixed maximum prices on essential goods to curb inflation and protect the urban poor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.