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The Limits of Tolerance

Theoretical Economics 2025-01-03 v1 Logic in Computer Science

Abstract

I propose a model of aggregation of intervals relevant to the study of legal standards of tolerance. Seven axioms: responsiveness, anonymity, continuity, strategyproofness, and three variants of neutrality are then used to prove several important results about a new class of aggregation methods called endpoint rules. The class of endpoint rules includes extreme tolerance (allowing anything permitted by anyone) and a form of majoritarianism (the median rule).

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@article{arxiv.2501.00578,
  title  = {The Limits of Tolerance},
  author = {Alan D. Miller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.00578},
  year   = {2025}
}
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