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The complexity of power indices in voting games with incompatible players

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We study the complexity of computing the Banzhaf index in weighted voting games with cooperation restricted by an incompatibility graph. With an existing algorithm as a starting point, we use concepts from complexity theory to show that, for some classes of incompatibility graphs, the problem can be solved efficiently, as long as the players have "small" weights. We also show that for some other class of graphs it is unlikely that we can find efficient algorithms to compute the Banzhaf index in the corresponding restricted game. Finally, we discuss the complexity of deciding whether the index of a player is non-zero.

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  • Martí Jané Ballarín, 2023. "The complexity of power indices in voting games with incompatible players," UB School of Economics Working Papers 2023/441, University of Barcelona School of Economics.
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    Banzhaf index; Graphs; Algorithms.;
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    • C71 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Cooperative Games

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