FISCAL & SOCIAL STATE
Speaker: Mattias Polborn
Mattias Polborn will present his paper titled "Sequential Blotto and Gerrymandering".
Abstract of the paper:
Gerrymandering undermines representative democracy by creating many uncompetitive legislative districts, and generating the very real possibility that a party that wins a clear majority of the popular vote does not win a majority of districts. We present a new approach to the determination of electoral districts, taking a design perspective. Specifically, we develop a redistricting game between two parties who both seek an advantage in upcoming elections, and show that we can achieve two desirable properties: First, the overall election outcome corresponds to the popular vote. Second, most districts are competitive.
Chair: Dan Kovenock, Co-Chair: Iryna Topolyan
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FISCAL & SOCIAL STATE