A modified "winner-take-all" rule for awarding state electoral votes in US presidential elections and a game model for its analysis

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 48, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1308-1325

  Belenky, A S ^a,b  

^a NISTRAMAN Consulting   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connected strategies; Electoral college; Electoral vote; Games on polyhedral sets; Popular vote

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

CONNECTED STRATEGIES; ELECTORAL COLLEGE; ELECTORAL VOTE; ELECTORAL VOTES; GAME MODELS; GAMES ON POLYHEDRAL SETS; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; PAYOFF FUNCTIONS; POLYHEDRAL SETS; POPULAR VOTE; PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS; TWO-PERSON GAMES; WINNER-TAKE-ALL;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 52949107556     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2008.05.034     Document Type: Article

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