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Pathology or Revelation? The Public Good Index

In: Voting Power and Procedures

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  • Manfred J. Holler

    (University of Hamburg
    University of Turku)

  • Hannu Nurmi

    (University of Turku
    University of Turku)

Abstract

This paper sets out from a discussion of the well-known fact that the PGI violates the axiom of local monotonicity (LM). It argues that cases of nonmonotonicity indicate properties of the underlying decision situations which cannot be brought to light by the more popular power measures, i.e., the Banzhaf index and the Shapley–Shubik index, that satisfy LM. The discussion proposes that we can constrain the set of games such that LM also holds for the PGI. A discussion of causality follows. It suggests that the nonmonotonicity can be the result of framing the decision problem in a particular way and perhaps even ask the “wrong question.” Correspondingly, the PGI can be interpreted as an indicator. The probabilistic relationship of Banzhaf index and PGI identifies the factor which is responsible for the formal difference between the two measures and therefore for the violation of LM that characterizes the PGI, but not the Banzhaf.

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  • Manfred J. Holler & Hannu Nurmi, 2014. "Pathology or Revelation? The Public Good Index," Studies in Choice and Welfare, in: Rudolf Fara & Dennis Leech & Maurice Salles (ed.), Voting Power and Procedures, edition 127, pages 247-257, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stcchp:978-3-319-05158-1_14
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05158-1_14
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    1. Constandina Koki & Stefanos Leonardos, 2019. "Coalitions and Voting Power in the Greek Parliament of 2012: A Case-Study," Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, Springer, vol. 35(4), pages 295-313, April.

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