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Is Arrow's Dictator a Drinker?

Theoretical Economics 2023-10-10 v1

Abstract

We critique the formulation of Arrow's no-dictator condition to show that it does not correspond to the accepted informal/intuitive interpretation. This has implications for the theorem's scope of applicability.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2310.04917,
  title  = {Is Arrow's Dictator a Drinker?},
  author = {Jeffrey Uhlmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.04917},
  year   = {2023}
}
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