Should Candidates Flip a Coin If the Difference in Their Votes is Small?
13 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2001
Date Written: February 25, 2001
Abstract
A coin flip can be a good way to settle an election if the margin of victory is small and it is known that there is a good chance of fraud by one candidate. In that case, however, an even better rule is to award victory to the apparent loser.
Keywords: Voting, Elections, Bias, Estimation
JEL Classification: C11, C44, D70, D72, D81
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Rasmusen, Eric Bennett, Should Candidates Flip a Coin If the Difference in Their Votes is Small? (February 25, 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=261688 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.261688
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