ECON MICRO (with MindTap, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
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Author: William A. McEachern
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Chapter 16, Problem 5P
To determine
whether the media voter gets his/her most preferred outcome always.
Concept Introduction:
There exists a theorem of median voters that states that “a majority rule voting system will select the outcome most preferred by the median voter". The concept of median voters carry a theorem as stated above. The median voter concept explains why politicians follow the same pattern of campaigning and platforms to prove their thoughts rather to win the majority votes they must focus on the median voter.
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6. In Table 13.15, we again show the same results from the Oslo district in the 2005
Norwegian elections. Answer the following questions. As before, you should ignore the
"others" category.
a. Copy Table 13.15. Imagine that the seventeen seats in Oslo are to be allocated according
to the d'Hondt divisor method. Show the different quotients that are calculated when
you divide each party's vote total by the d'Hondt divisors in your table. How many seats
does each party obtain?
b. Now repeat the process using the Sainte-Laguë divisor method and then the modified
Sainte-Laguë divisor method. Note that you will need to change the integers used to
estimate the quotients. How many seats does each party obtain under these divisor
systems?
c. Are there any differences if you examine the seat allocations from the two quota systems
and the three divisor systems? Does one method produce a more proportional or fairer
outcome in your opinion than another?
TABLE 13.15
Legislative…
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