social choice theory
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branch of welfare economics
field of study
subfield of economics
subfield of political science
theory
Social choice theory is a field of economics and political science that studies how individual preferences can be aggregated into collective decisions or social welfare judgments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| social choice theory canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5134896 — 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: social choice theory Context triple: [On Economic Inequality, fieldOfStudy, social choice theory]
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A.
Collective Choice and Social Welfare
Collective Choice and Social Welfare is a foundational work in social choice theory that rigorously examines how individual preferences can be aggregated into collective decisions while addressing issues of welfare, justice, and fairness.
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Social Choice and Individual Values
Social Choice and Individual Values is a foundational 1951 book by economist Kenneth Arrow that established modern social choice theory and introduced Arrow’s impossibility theorem.
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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.
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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E.
Condorcet paradox
The Condorcet paradox is a voting theory phenomenon where collective preferences can become cyclic and inconsistent, even when individual voters’ preferences are perfectly rational and transitive.
- 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: social choice theory Target entity description: Social choice theory is a field of economics and political science that studies how individual preferences can be aggregated into collective decisions or social welfare judgments.
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A.
Collective Choice and Social Welfare
Collective Choice and Social Welfare is a foundational work in social choice theory that rigorously examines how individual preferences can be aggregated into collective decisions while addressing issues of welfare, justice, and fairness.
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B.
Social Choice and Individual Values
Social Choice and Individual Values is a foundational 1951 book by economist Kenneth Arrow that established modern social choice theory and introduced Arrow’s impossibility theorem.
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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.
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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E.
Condorcet paradox
The Condorcet paradox is a voting theory phenomenon where collective preferences can become cyclic and inconsistent, even when individual voters’ preferences are perfectly rational and transitive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of welfare economics
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field of study ⓘ subfield of economics ⓘ subfield of political science ⓘ theory ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
committee decisions
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elections ⓘ public decision making ⓘ public policy design ⓘ resource allocation ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Allan Gibbard
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Amartya Sen ⓘ Duncan Black ⓘ Hervé Moulin ⓘ John Harsanyi ⓘ Kenneth Arrow ⓘ Mark Satterthwaite ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
analysis of consistency of social choices
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design of fair collective decision rules ⓘ reconciliation of individual and collective rationality ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Arrow's impossibility theorem
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linked to:
Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Borda count ⓘ Condorcet method ⓘ Condorcet paradox ⓘ Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem ⓘ Pareto efficiency ⓘ anonymity ⓘ dictatorship ⓘ fairness axioms ⓘ independence of irrelevant alternatives ⓘ majority rule ⓘ monotonicity ⓘ neutrality ⓘ non-dictatorship ⓘ single-peaked preferences ⓘ social choice function ⓘ social welfare function ⓘ strategy-proof mechanism ⓘ transitivity ⓘ unrestricted domain ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
game theory
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mechanism design theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| studies |
aggregation of individual preferences
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collective decision making ⓘ collective rationality ⓘ fair division ⓘ impossibility theorems ⓘ interpersonal comparisons of welfare ⓘ judgment aggregation ⓘ manipulability of voting rules ⓘ mechanism design ⓘ preference aggregation rules ⓘ social choice functions ⓘ social welfare functions ⓘ social welfare judgments ⓘ strategy-proofness ⓘ voting systems ⓘ |
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Subject: social choice theory Description of subject: Social choice theory is a field of economics and political science that studies how individual preferences can be aggregated into collective decisions or social welfare judgments.
Referenced by (3)
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