Elections and Strategic Voting: Condorcet and Borda / Destruction as an Incentive Device in Bilateral Contracts
Prof Eric Maskin, Albert O. Hirschman Professor of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton; Visiting Member, HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Date
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17 Mar 2010 (Wednesday) 19 Mar 2010 (Friday)
Venue
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Sze-Yuen Chung Council Chamber (7/F via Lifts 13-15), HKUST
Nobel Laureate in Economics and HKUST IAS Visiting Member Prof Eric Maskin spends a week here and interacts with our faculty and students. In his research seminars, Prof Maskin shares his insights on the vulnerability of different strategic voting methods during elections and the inefficiencies about bilateral contracts.