Computing power indices in weighted multiple majority games

Mathematical social sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-80

  Algaba, E ^a   Bilbao, J M ^a   Fernandez Garcia J R ^a   Lopez J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Generating functions; Majority games; Power indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038246551     PISSN: 01654896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4896(02)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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