Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/257533 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Games [ISSN:] 2073-4336 [Volume:] 12 [Issue:] 2 [Article No.:] 51 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 1-10
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union has had profound economic and political effects. Here, we look 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: Brexit increases the largest members' powers while decreasing the smallest ones' powers.
Subjects: 
a priori voting power
Council of the European Union
demographics
European Union
power index
qualified majority voting
JEL: 
C71
D72
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Document Type: 
Article
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