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Computing power indices for large voting games

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UNSPECIFIED (2003) Computing power indices for large voting games. In: 14th Italian Meeting on Game Theory and Applications, ISCHIA, ITALY, JUL, 2001. Published in: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 49 (6). pp. 831-838.

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Abstract

Voting power indices enable the analysis of the distribution of power in a legislature or voting body in which different members have different numbers of votes. Although this approach to the measurement of power has been known for a long time, its application to large games has been limited by the difficulty of computing these indices. This paper presents a new method for computing power indices that combines exact methods with an approximate method due to Owen. This method is of most utility in situations where the number of players is large and the voting weights are concentrated in the hands of a small number of members.

Item Type: Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Journal or Publication Title: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Publisher: INST OPERATIONS RESEARCH MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
ISSN: 0025-1909
Date: June 2003
Volume: 49
Number: 6
Number of Pages: 8
Page Range: pp. 831-838
Publication Status: Published
Title of Event: 14th Italian Meeting on Game Theory and Applications
Location of Event: ISCHIA, ITALY
Date(s) of Event: JUL, 2001
URI: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/9605

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