up to date. Most of the existing studies use the Banzhaf index (for binary voting) or the Shapley-Shubik index (for … earlier stages of the EU within a restricted domain of voting rules, and conclude that Germany should receive more than the … other three large countries under the optimal voting rule …

In this paper we show in the context of voting games with plurality rule that the "perfect" equilibrium concept does …" outcome is eliminated by sophisticated voting, while Mertens' stable set fully satisfies such criterium, for generic plurality … games. Moreover, we highlight a weakness of the simple sophisticated voting principle. Finally, we find that, for some games …

A conclave is a voting mechanism in which a committee selects an alternative by voting until a sufficient supermajority … conclave leads to efficiency gains relative to simple majority voting. We also compare welfare properties of a static versus a …

The common use of majority rule in group decision making is puzzling. In theory, it inequitably favors the proposer …