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040040 UK Social Choice (MA) (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Mo 03.03. 09:45-11:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

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max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    • Monday 10.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 17.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
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    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    Aims: Students become familiar with the methods and some of the central results of social choice theory.
    Contents: Preferences and choice, aggregation, Arrow's impossibility theorem, majority voting, scoring functions and the Borda rule, individual rights and power, manipulability and strategy-proofness.
    Methods: Lectures, homework exercises, discussion.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    There will be two homework exercises and two tests. The tests will have open book format. For each homework exercise students can earn 10 points, for each test 25 points. To obtain a positive grade, it is necessary to earn at least 25 points on both test together and at least 35 points in total (both homework exercises plus both tests). Oral presentations of solutions to homework exercises and classroom participation yield extra points.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    To obtain a positive grade, it is necessary to earn at least 25 points on both test together and at least 35 points in total (both homework exercises plus both tests).

    Examination topics

    Material presented during the lectures.

    Reading list

    Wulf Gaertner: "A Primer in Social Choice Theory" revised version, Oxford University Press 2009.

    Association in the course directory

    Last modified: Fr 10.01.2025 00:01