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Spectrum value for coalitional games

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>11/2013
<mark>Journal</mark>Games and Economic Behavior
Volume82
Number of pages11
Pages (from-to)132-142
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Assuming a 'spectrum' or ordering of the players of a coalitional game, as in a political spectrum in a parliamentary situation, we consider a variation of the Shapley value in which coalitions may only be formed if they are connected with respect to the spectrum. This results in a naturally asymmetric power index in which positioning along the spectrum is critical. We present both a characterization of this value by means of properties and combinatoric formulae for calculating it. In simple majority games, the greatest power accrues to 'moderate' players who are located neither at the extremes of the spectrum nor in its center. In supermajority games, power increasingly accrues towards the extremes, and in unanimity games all power is held by the players at the extreme of the spectrum. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.