3 papers
cs.CY2026
Simpler Than You Think: The Practical Dynamics of Ranked Choice Voting
Sanyukta Deshpande, Nikhil Garg, Sheldon H. Jacobson
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) adoption is expanding across U.S. elections, but faces persistent criticism for complexity, strategic manipulation, and ballot exhaustion. We empirically…
cs.GT2026
Strategic AI in Cournot Markets
Sanyukta Deshpande, Sheldon H. Jacobson
As artificial intelligence increasingly automates decision-making in competitive markets, understanding the resulting dynamics and ensuring fair market mechanisms is essential. We…
cs.GT2024
Optimal Strategies in Ranked Choice Voting
Sanyukta Deshpande, Nikhil Garg, Sheldon Jacobson
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) and Single Transferable Voting (STV) are widely valued; but are complex to understand due to intricate per-round vote transfers. Questions like determini…