voting power gradient of Member States computed by the Shapley-Shubik and Banzhaf indices. Given the lack of compelling … Straffin (1977) focusing on the probability distribution of voting poll outcomes. We present a unifying model of power indices … is shown. -- voting power indices ; power gradient ; coefficient of representation ; expected decisiveness ; efficiency …

at a particular aspect, the power distribution in the Council of the European Union. Using the Shapley-Shubik power index …, we calculate the member states' powers with and without the United Kingdom and update earlier power forecasts using the … Eurostat's latest population projections. There is a remarkably sharp relation between population size and the change in power …

Traditional power indices ignore preferences and strategic interaction. Equilibrium analysis of particular non … lingering debate about the right approach to power analysis. A unified framework that works both sides of the street is … developed here. It rests on a notion of a posteriori power which formalizes players' marginal impact to outcomes in cooperative …