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An axiomatization of the Banzhaf value is given. It is based on a version of three axioms, which are common to all the semi-values, and on an additional reduction axiom.
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Lehrer, E. An axiomatization of the Banzhaf value. Int J Game Theory 17, 89–99 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01254541
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01254541