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A Well-Behaved Index of a Priori P-Power for Simple N-Person Games

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  • Dan S. Felsenthal

    (University of Haifa
    London School of Economics and Political Science)

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As far as we know, all previously suggested indices of a priori P-power for simple n-person games violate one or more postulates that are considered compelling for a reasonable P-power index. A new index is proposed in this paper which satisfies all these postulates.

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  • Dan S. Felsenthal, 2016. "A Well-Behaved Index of a Priori P-Power for Simple N-Person Games," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 33(4), pages 367-381, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:homoec:v:33:y:2016:i:4:d:10.1007_s41412-016-0031-2
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