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T1 A New Quota Approach to Electoral Disproportionality
A1 Martínez Panero, Miguel
A1 Arredondo Luna, Verónica
A1 Peña García, María Teresa
A1 Ramírez, Victoriano
AB In this paper electoral disproportionality is split into two types: (1) Forced or unavoidable, due to the very nature of the apportionment problem; and (2) non-forced. While disproportionality indexes proposed in the literature do not distinguish between such components, we design an index, called “quota index”, just measuring avoidable disproportionality. Unlike the previous indexes, the new one can be zero in real situations. Furthermore, this index presents an interesting interpretation concerning transfers of seats. Properties of the quota index and relationships with some usual disproportionality indexes are analyzed. Finally, an empirical approach is undertaken for different countries and elections.
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40526
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40526
LA spa
NO Economies 7(1), 17
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-dic-2024