Desirability and social ranking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21470384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michele Aleandri (0000-0002-5177-8176, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, corresponding author), Felix Fritz (0009-0002-7448-8005, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Stefano Moretti (0000-0003-3627-3257, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 721-763 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Choice and Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0176-1714 • E-ISSN: 1432-217X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00355-025-01590-1 |
| OpenAlex | W4409173615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
We present an axiomatic study of various solutions to the social ranking problem, where a solution links any ranking of coalitions of players to a binary relation between individual players. We focus on solutions that align with the desirability relation, asserting that player i is more desirable than player j if any coalition including i but not j ranks higher than the corresponding coalition formed by replacing i with j . Unlike previous characterizations, our study highlights the central role of the desirability property as a foundational axiom in the characterization of five solutions from the related literature: Ceteris Paribus majority, lexicographic excellence and its dual, $$L^{(1)}$$ L ( 1 ) solution and its dual. Our main results reveal additional similarities among these five solutions and emphasize the essential features that should be considered when selecting the most appropriate solution for a given scenario. A practical application involving a bicameral legislature is also presented
Economics · Information retrieval · International political economy · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Political science · Public finance · Social policy · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Game Theory and Applications · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |