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Mathematical structures of simple voting games

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  • Machover, Moshé
  • Terrington, Simon D.

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We address simple voting games (SVGs) as mathematical objects in their own right, and study structures made up of these objects, rather than focusing on SVGs primarily as co-operative games. To this end it is convenient to employ the conceptual framework and language of category theory. This enables us to uncover the underlying unity of the basic operations involving SVGs.

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  • Machover, Moshé & Terrington, Simon D., 2014. "Mathematical structures of simple voting games," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 61-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:matsoc:v:71:y:2014:i:c:p:61-68
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2014.04.006
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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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    2. Peter A. Streufert, 2020. "The Category of Node-and-Choice Extensive-Form Games," Papers 2004.11196, arXiv.org, revised Jul 2020.
    3. Kurz, Sascha & Mayer, Alexander & Napel, Stefan, 2020. "Weighted committee games," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 282(3), pages 972-979.
    4. Peter A. Streufert, 2021. "A Category for Extensive-Form Games," Papers 2105.11398, arXiv.org.

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    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • C71 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Cooperative Games

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