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Beyond the Cambridge Compromise algorithm towards degressively proportional allocations
Cegiełka, Katarzyna; Łyko, Janusz; Rudek, Radosław - In: Operational research : an international journal 19 (2019) 2, pp. 317-332
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Efficient election campaign optimization using integer programming
Güney, Evren - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 11 (2018) 2, pp. 341-348
Purpose: Political parties spend significant amounts of resources during their election campaigns, which are usually … optimize their election campaigns, so that they can maximize their performance in the elections. Design … additional seats in an election region under the D'hondt election rule. Also we develop a convenient mathematical model that …
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Multi-period travelling politician problem : a hybrid metaheuristic solution method
Shahmanzari, Masoud; Aksen, Deniz; Salhi, Saïd - In: Journal of the Operational Research Society 73 (2022) 6, pp. 1325-1346
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Optimal Territorial Scope of Laws
Carbonara, Emanuela; Luppi, Barbara; Parisi, Francesco - 2008
In this paper we analyze the factors that should be considered when allocating a given policy function at a particular level of government and how these factors affect the growth and evolution of multi-level governments. After discussing the interplay of economies of scale, economies of scope,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014212776
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Bounds for the Diameter of the Weight Polytope
Kurz, Sascha - 2019
A weighted game or a threshold function in general admits different weighted representations even if the sum of non-negative weights is fixed to one. Here we study bounds for the diameter of the corresponding weight polytope. It turns out that the diameter can be upper bounded in terms of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012898553
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Another Perspective on Borda's Paradox
Diss, Mostapha - 2016
This paper presents the conditions required for a profile in order to never exhibit either the strong or the strict Borda paradoxes under all weighted scoring rules in three-candidate elections. The main particularity of our paper is that all the conclusions are extracted from the differences of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978639
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Identifying Groups in a Boolean Algebra
Cho, Wonki Jo - 2016
We study the problem of determining memberships to the groups in a Boolean algebra. The Boolean algebra is composed of basic groups (e.g., “J” and “K”) and the other groups that are derived from basic groups through the conjunction, disjunction, or negation operations (e.g., “J and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012998124
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Minimally Disproportional Representation : Generalized Entropy and Stolarsky Mean-Divisor Methods of Apportionment
Lauwers, Luc; Van Puyenbroeck, Tom - 2009
We study divisor methods, the primary class to solve apportionment problems, based upon Stolarsky means S(alphabeta). These encompass the five traditional methods. We disclose a one-to-one relation between methods of the form S(alpha1) and aggregate measures of seat/vote disproportionality of...
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A robust optimization model for managing elective admission in a public hospital
Meng, Fanwen; Qi, Jin; Zhang, Meilin; Ang, James; Chu, … - In: Operations research 63 (2015) 6, pp. 1452-1467
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Computing voter transitions : the elections for the Catalan Parliament, from 2010 to 2012
Corominas, Albert; Lusa, Amaia; Dolors Calvet, M. - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 8 (2015) 1, pp. 122-136
Purpose: To estimate the transition rates corresponding to the 2010 and 2012 elections to the Catalan Parliament for the four constituencies in which Catalonia is divided for this purpose. The main features of the results, which are obtained by means of mathematical programming, are commented....
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