The electoral college: Diversification and the election process

Chris Cain; Peter M Basciano; Ellen Cain

doi:10.1007/s10602-006-9010-0

The electoral college: Diversification and the election process

Chris Cain, Peter M Basciano, Ellen Cain

James M. Hull College of Business

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Abstract

The basic financial principle of diversification is applied to the U.S. Presidential election process. Applying this principle shows that the current Electoral College system may offer significant advantages over a direct voting system. Calls for an abolishment of the Electoral College may be premature if the goal of the election process is to ensure accurate results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	21-34
Number of pages	14
Journal	Constitutional Political Economy
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10602-006-9010-0
State	Published - Mar 1 2007

Keywords

Constitution
Diversification
Election
Electoral college
Modern portfolio theory
Voting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Philosophy
Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics
Law

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