Oct 06 2008
Public Choice Economics Study Guide
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Public Choice Economics Study Guide
G. Stolyarov II
Fall 2008
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Section 3: Pareto-Optimality and Related Concepts
Section 4: Social Welfare Functions
Section 5: Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem and Related Ideas
Section 8: Dynamics of Majority Rule and Alternative Voting Mechanisms
Section 9: Game Theory and Sequential Games
Section 10: Game Theory and Simultaneous Games
Section 11: The Prisoners’ Dilemma
Section 12: The Hotelling-Downs and Smithies Models of Voting
Section 13: More Alternative Methods of Voting
Section 14: Proportional Representation
Section 16: Rational Ignorance
Section 18: The Tiebout Model of Local Government
Section 19: The Theory of Clubs
Section 20: Democracies and Deficits
G. Stolyarov II is a science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. His newest science fiction novel is Eden against the Colossus. His latest non-fiction treatise is A Rational Cosmology. His most recent play is Implied Consent. You can also view his YouTube Videos. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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