Search for dissertations about: "Voting"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 102 swedish dissertations containing the word Voting.

  2. 21. A Probabilistic Model for Positional Voting - Spectrum Games -

    Author : Thommy Perlinger; Statistiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; operations research; Statistics; Markov-Pólya index; initiator; Voting power index; Spectrum game; connected coalitions; programming; actuarial mathematics; Statistik; operationsanalys; programmering; aktuariematematik;

    Abstract : This thesis considers a class of cooperative n-person games (voting games) in which the voters are spread across an ideological scale. The two most commonly used measures of individual voting power in voting games are the Shapley-Shubik index and the Banzhaf-Coleman index. In both indices, the actors are assumed anomymous and treatad symmetrically. READ MORE

  4. 22. Essays in Political Economics

    Author : Jaakko Meriläinen; Torsten Persson; David Strömberg; Toke Aidt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Class-based voting; close elections; economic policy; ideology; local government; political parties; political promotions; political representation; politician quality; rank effects; regression discontinuity design; voting behavior; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : When Does Regression Discontinuity Design Work? Evidence from Random Election OutcomesWe use elections data in which a large number of ties in vote counts between candidates are resolved via a lottery to study the personal incumbency advantage. We benchmark non-experimental regression discontinuity design (RDD) estimates against the estimate produced by this experiment that suggests that there is no personal incumbency advantage. READ MORE

  5. 23. Organizing cooperation bargaining, voting and control

    Author : Bård Harstad; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organization theory; Collective bargaining European Union; Organizational sociology; Beslutsteori; Organisationsteori; Företagsledare; löner; Ekonomiska incitament;

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  6. 24. Essays on Voting and Government Inefficiency

    Author : Tobias Nilsson; Jonas Häckner; Sten Nyberg; Fredrik Andersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on political economics.The first essay, The Effects on Political Rent-seeking of Allowing Campaign Contributions in Politics, presents a theoretical analysis of the effects on political rent-seeking of allowing campaign contributions in politics. READ MORE

  7. 25. Some aspects of cryptographic protocols : with applications in electronic voting and digital watermarking

    Author : Björn Terelius; Douglas Wikström; Helger Lipmaa; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Cryptographic protocols are widely used on the internet, from relatively simple tasks such as key-agreement and authentication to much more complex problems like digital cash and electronic voting. Electronic voting in particular is a problem we investigate in this thesis. READ MORE