Manfred J. Holler
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View article: Election campaigns, agenda setting and electoral outcomes
Election campaigns, agenda setting and electoral outcomes Open
Framing effects and bounded rationality imply that election campaigns may be an important determinant of election outcomes. This paper uses a two-party setting and simple game theoretic models to analyse the strategic interaction between t…
View article: On social psychopathology: Example with German justice
On social psychopathology: Example with German justice Open
Introduction INTRODUCTION-OBJECTIVES. Similar to philosophy (regina-scientiarum) is psychiatry fundamental-discipline for all-medical&social sciences. Immanuel KANT: Primus inter pares of ARISTOTELES&PLATON considered over 200years ago phy…
View article: The Story of the Poor Public Good Index: Comment
The Story of the Poor Public Good Index: Comment Open
The paper starts from the hypothesis that the public good index (PGI) could be much more successful if it were introduced by a more prominent game theorist. It argues that the violation of local monotonicity, inherent to this measure of a …
View article: Antigone versus Creon: Hölderlin, Brecht, and a Game-theoretical Exercise
Antigone versus Creon: Hölderlin, Brecht, and a Game-theoretical Exercise Open
We take a fresh look at Sophocles’ Antigone by applying a game theoretic analysis – asking whether Antigone was trapped by Creon or whether Creon was trapped by Antigone. Creon, occupant of the throne of Thebes seeking to consolidate his r…
View article: Machiavelli’s Conspiracy Games Revisited
Machiavelli’s Conspiracy Games Revisited Open
This paper analyzes conspiracy in the form of a game and demonstrates how to plan and execute a successful conspiracy – and how to prevent its success. It discusses conspiracy and the inherent strategic relationship from the point of view …
View article: The Public Good Index: A Brief Introduction
The Public Good Index: A Brief Introduction Open
This note presents a brief introduction into the Public Good Index (PGI), its history and its properties – and its application as a priori voting power index to the Finnish Parliament in the period 1948-1978. Regarding the properties, the …
View article: An Inappropriate Reply to George Franfurter
An Inappropriate Reply to George Franfurter Open
Of course, I very much regret that Adam Smith is no longer honored by his Lang Toun. The reference to Kirkaldy as Smith’s birthplace has been substituted to “The Lang Toun Twin Town of Ingolstadt.” In many ways, this seems remarkable. Two …
View article: On types of responsiveness in the theory of voting
On types of responsiveness in the theory of voting Open
In mathematics, monotonicity is used to denote the nature of the connection between variables. Hence for example, a variable is said to be a monotonically increasing function of another variable if an increase in the value of the latter is…