Influence versus utility in the evaluation of voting rules: a new look at the Penrose formula
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Power measurement; Voting; Random electorates; D71; D72;All these keywords.
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- D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
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