On the optimal composition of committees

DOI10.1007/S00355-014-0805-ZMaRDI QIDQ485437zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ruth Ben-Yashar, Leif Danziger

Publication date 9 January 2015

Published in Social Choice and Welfare (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/cesifo1_wp4685.pdf

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Group preferences (91B10) Social choice (91B14)

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