[EM] Re: Approval Questions

Jobst Heitzig heitzig-j at web.de
Thu Mar 24 15:32:11 PST 2005


Forest, you wrote:
> Sorry, I was thinking in terms of equilibria that are stable under Rob's
> ballot-by-ballot DSV procedure.
And:
> In Rob's algorithm, once A is in the lead, the ABC voters stop approving
> B.  

But why should they do so when A wins already?

They have no incentive whatsoever to change their behaviour and thus
provoke reactions which can only lead to a worsening of their outcome,
have they?

Jobst




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