Characterizations of the Deegan-Packel and Johnston power indices

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 431-444

  Lorenzo Freire, S ^a   Alonso Meijide, J M ^b   Casas Mendez B ^b   Fiestras Janeiro, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axiomatic characterizations; Game theory; Political applications; Power indices

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GAME THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AXIOMATIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; DEEGAN-PACKEL POWER INDEXES; POLITICAL APPLICATIONS; POWER INDICES;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33750432841     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.08.025     Document Type: Article

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