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Optimization in Social Sciences: Social Choice Theory and Voting Systems

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Which of the following is not a social choice function?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Condorcet winner


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Condorcet winner is a candidate who would win a head-to-head election against every other candidate. It is not a social choice function because it may not always exist.

Which of the following is not a property of a social choice function?

  1. Unanimity

  2. Monotonicity

  3. Independence of irrelevant alternatives

  4. Arrow's impossibility theorem


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Arrow's impossibility theorem states that there is no social choice function that satisfies all of the following properties: unanimity, monotonicity, independence of irrelevant alternatives, and universal domain.

Which of the following is not a type of voting system?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Ranked-choice voting


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ranked-choice voting is a system in which voters rank the candidates in order of preference. It is not a type of voting system because it does not use a single ballot to determine the winner.

Which of the following is not a type of social welfare function?

  1. Utilitarianism

  2. Rawlsianism

  3. Egalitarianism

  4. Libertarianism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Libertarianism is a political philosophy that emphasizes individual liberty and minimal government intervention. It is not a type of social welfare function because it does not specify how to distribute resources among individuals.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice problem?

  1. Fair division

  2. Voting

  3. Resource allocation

  4. Matching


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Matching is a problem in which we want to assign objects to agents in a way that maximizes the total utility. It is not a type of social choice problem because it does not involve choosing a single alternative from a set of alternatives.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice mechanism?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Condorcet method


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Condorcet method is a method for finding the Condorcet winner. It is not a type of social choice mechanism because it does not specify how to aggregate the preferences of the voters.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice theory?

  1. Utilitarianism

  2. Rawlsianism

  3. Egalitarianism

  4. Libertarianism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Libertarianism is a political philosophy that emphasizes individual liberty and minimal government intervention. It is not a type of social choice theory because it does not provide a framework for making social choices.

Which of the following is not a type of voting paradox?

  1. Arrow's paradox

  2. Condorcet's paradox

  3. Simpson's paradox

  4. Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem is a result in social choice theory that states that there is no voting system that is both strategy-proof and non-dictatorial. It is not a type of voting paradox because it does not involve a specific voting system.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice rule?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Condorcet winner


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Condorcet winner is a candidate who would win a head-to-head election against every other candidate. It is not a type of social choice rule because it may not always exist.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice aggregation method?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Condorcet method


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Condorcet method is a method for finding the Condorcet winner. It is not a type of social choice aggregation method because it does not specify how to aggregate the preferences of the voters.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice function?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Condorcet winner


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Condorcet winner is a candidate who would win a head-to-head election against every other candidate. It is not a type of social choice function because it may not always exist.

Which of the following is not a type of voting system?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Ranked-choice voting


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ranked-choice voting is a system in which voters rank the candidates in order of preference. It is not a type of voting system because it does not use a single ballot to determine the winner.

Which of the following is not a type of social welfare function?

  1. Utilitarianism

  2. Rawlsianism

  3. Egalitarianism

  4. Libertarianism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Libertarianism is a political philosophy that emphasizes individual liberty and minimal government intervention. It is not a type of social welfare function because it does not specify how to distribute resources among individuals.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice problem?

  1. Fair division

  2. Voting

  3. Resource allocation

  4. Matching


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Matching is a problem in which we want to assign objects to agents in a way that maximizes the total utility. It is not a type of social choice problem because it does not involve choosing a single alternative from a set of alternatives.

Which of the following is not a type of social choice mechanism?

  1. Majority rule

  2. Plurality rule

  3. Borda count

  4. Condorcet method


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Condorcet method is a method for finding the Condorcet winner. It is not a type of social choice mechanism because it does not specify how to aggregate the preferences of the voters.

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