COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR SIMULATION OF POLITICAL BARGAINING,

Abstract

The programs described in the manual simulate behavior, especially vote-trading, of three decision makers faced with a set of issues for collective decision. The programs define a multivariate space of conditions hypothesized to affect collective decision processes and their outcomes. Simulation runs generate a set of decisions for each combination of values of the specified conditions, then calculate several measures of the quality of these decisions (i.e., of the relation between the decisions and the utilities of the decision makers). The simulation method permits the researcher to asses the impact of many conditions affecting bargaining processes on the qualities of the decision outcomes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 1970
Accession Number
AD0707848

Entities

People

  • Daniel A. Blasinki
  • Glenn W. Foster
  • Rufus P. Browning

Organizations

  • Michigan State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bargaining
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Cooperation
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space