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A Note on the Carreras-Coleman Decisiveness Index

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  • Barua, Rana
  • Chakravarty, Satya R.
  • Roy, Sonali

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In this paper we establish equivalence between six collections of axioms that all characterize the Carreras-Coleman decisiveness index. Axioms in each of the different sets are shown to be independent.

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  • Barua, Rana & Chakravarty, Satya R. & Roy, Sonali, 2009. "A Note on the Carreras-Coleman Decisiveness Index," Staff General Research Papers Archive 13012, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:isu:genres:13012
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    1. Dan S. Felsenthal & Moshé Machover, 1998. "The Measurement of Voting Power," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 1489.
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    Keywords

    voting game; decisiveness; Carreras-Coleman index;
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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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