The Luck of the Draw¶
Stone, P. (2011). The Luck of the Draw: The Role of Lotteries in Decision Making. Oxford University Press.
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Mechanisms¶
- Controlled Random Tie-Break
- Its strength is incorruptible fairness under true ties: when no legitimate reason separates claimants, equal chance is the one allocation that cannot be gamed by wealth, patience, or connections, and its public auditability makes the result trusted even by those who lose.
This sourceStone argues that lotteries can be appropriate when reasons for favoring one claimant over another should be excluded from the decision.
- Its strength is incorruptible fairness under true ties: when no legitimate reason separates claimants, equal chance is the one allocation that cannot be gamed by wealth, patience, or connections, and its public auditability makes the result trusted even by those who lose.
- Randomized Queue Selection
- Its strength is anti-gaming and anti-favoritism where order itself is the lever people manipulate: an unpredictable, recorded sequence is far harder to exploit than a known rule, and far more defensible than an operator's discretion.
This sourcePresents lotteries as a way to exclude reasons that can introduce partiality into allocation decisions.
- Its strength is anti-gaming and anti-favoritism where order itself is the lever people manipulate: an unpredictable, recorded sequence is far harder to exploit than a known rule, and far more defensible than an operator's discretion.
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