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On The Chacteristic Numbers Of Voting Games

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  • MATHIEU MARTIN

    (THEMA, Departments of Economics, Université de Cergy Pontoise, 33 Boulevard du Port, 95011 Cergy Pontoise cedex, France)

  • VINCENT MERLIN

    (CREM, CNRS and University of Caen, Faculté de Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, 19 rue Claude Bloch, 14032 Caen Cedex, France)

Abstract

This paper deals with the non-emptiness of the stability set for any proper voting game. We present an upper bound on the number of alternatives which guarantees the non emptiness of this solution concept. We show that this bound is greater than or equal to the one given by Le Breton and Salles (1990) for quota games.

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  • Mathieu Martin & Vincent Merlin, 2006. "On The Chacteristic Numbers Of Voting Games," International Game Theory Review (IGTR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(04), pages 643-654.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:igtrxx:v:08:y:2006:i:04:n:s0219198906001156
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219198906001156
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    Keywords

    Voting game; core; stability set; JEL Classification: C7; JEL Classification: D7;
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    JEL classification:

    • B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
    • C0 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General
    • C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
    • D5 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • M2 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics

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