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The 22 papers in this volume illustrate the itinerary of Henry Tulkens on the occasion of his retirement from teaching. The volume presents contemporary analysis of Tulkens' classic papers on public sector economics. The collection is structured in four parts: I. Decentralized resource...
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theory, computational social choice, and fair division. It thus offers an interdisciplinary treatment of collective decision … making from an economic and computational perspective. Part I introduces to algorithmic game theory, focusing on both … noncooperative and cooperative game theory. Part II introduces to computational social choice, focusing on both preference …
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This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The focus is on the question whether a copyright regime or an open access regime is better suited to the norms and organizational structure in a...
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in legislatures. The chapters of this book contribute to the theory of voting with incomplete information, to the … literature on Downsian and probabilistic voting models of elections, to the theory of social choice in distributive environments …, and to the theory of optimal dynamic decision-making. The essays employ a spectrum of research methods, from game …
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, including one on the importance of Machiavelli’s writing as a reference point for modern political theory, and others on the … related concepts of fairness and responsibility. A majority of the chapters make use of game theory. …
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Representations of constitutions -- to Part I -- Constitutions, effectivity functions, and game forms -- Nash consistent representations -- Acceptable representations -- Strongly consistent representations -- Nash consistent representation through lottery models -- On the continuity of...
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This state-of-the art collection of papers analyses various aspects of the theory of externalities and public goods … underpinnings of the theory. Furthermore, they highlight a range of topical empirical applications including climate policy and … counterterrorism. This contributed volume was written in memory of Richard C. Cornes, a pioneer in the theory of externalities and …
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Approval Voting -- Going from Theory to Practice: The Mixed Success of Approval Voting -- Axiomatic Theory -- Collective Choice … -- Approval Voting in Germany: Description of a Field Experiment -- Electoral Competition -- Classical Electoral Competition Under … axiomatic point of view; game theory and computer science have been used to scrutinize various strategic aspects; and political …
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Political and economic institutions are typically governed by committees that face the challenge to reconcile the preferences of their members. How should decision rules be designed to generate fair and sustainable agreements, for example if committee members represent groups of different sizes?...
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