coalition is induced by the social structure and is measured by a power function. We call a payoff vector socially stable if at … the collection of coalitions that can attain it, all players have the same power. The socially stable core is the set of … number of payoff vectors. Convex TU-games have a non-empty socially stable core, irrespective of the power function. When …

can have better power than alternative Empirical Distribution Function tests. …

exchange is either coercive or voluntary, and relative strength governs power relations in coercive exchange. We stress the … importance of free disposal of goods which allows for excess holdings larger than consumption, thereby modelling the power to …

This discussion paper led to a chapter in .Voting Power and Procedures: Essays in Honour of Dan Felsenthal and Moshé … mix-up of the notions of success and satisfaction which is prevailing in the voting power literature. We demonstrate that … is predominant in the voting power literature. However, we provide two examples of sequential decision-making mechanisms …

This discussion paper resulted in a publication in 'Public Choice', 151, 757-787. <P> 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 actors. While such an analysis …

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 …

This discussion paper led to a chapter in 'Power, Freedom and Voting' (eds. M. Braham and F. Steffen), Springer, pp 57 …-81, 2008.<p> 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 …