Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organisations. In this paper we consider positional power in … hierarchies. One of the problems with the extant literature on positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to … the analysis of power in terms of the bare positions of the actors. While such an analysis informs us about the authority …

This paper addresses the discussion between economic power and the power of politics with particular focus on financial … markets. After general reflections about the economic basis of power, the paper discusses in a general equilibrium framework …

. We use probability theory to derive initial results, including both distribution-independent and distribution … power depend on the configuration of agreements and disagreements; (2) Independence of mind reduces wage inequality, and …

one of the actions. By definition opinion leaders have some power over their followers, and they exercise this power by … satisfaction and power scores which allow us to analyze the actors' satisfaction and power with respect to the collective choice …

Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organizations. One of the problems with the extant literature on … positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to the analysis of power in terms of the bare positions of the …-established approaches for the analysis of power in non-hierarchical organizations such as the Banzhaf measure; and thus they are all based …

affect the behavior of their followers. Hence, opinion leaders have some power over their followers, and they can exercise … this power by influencing their followers choice of action. We study a two-action model for a society with opinion leaders … choice is made by simple majority of the actions chosen by each member. For this model we axiomatize satisfaction and power …

prevailing in the voting power literature. We demonstrate that both notions are conceptually distinct, and discuss their … relationship and measurement. We show that satisfaction contains success as one component, and that both coincide under the … canonical set-up of a simultaneous decision-making mechanism as it is predominant in the voting power literature. However, we …

The measurement of social norms plays a pivotal role in many social sciences. While economists predominantly conduct …, on the one hand, often fall short in the measurement of more complex elements, such as the conditionality or the level of …

in models by analysing the measurement of duration dependence of unemployment. Since search theory can’t be made … - provided the models is calibrated - this suffice for measurement. This paper explores this construction of a measuring device … measurement to take place by modelling behaviour according to some assumptions, which operate as constraints. While this Weibull …

the present suboptimal economy. We discuss pros and cons of our approach for the measurement of welfare compared with … other approaches to applied welfare economics, especially the measurement of deadweight loss. …