Asymmetric Cost Sharing Mechanisms

TitleAsymmetric Cost Sharing Mechanisms
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsFriedman, E.
Published inGames and Economic Behavior
Volume75
Issue1
Page(s)139-151
Other Numbers3254
Abstract

We describe the construction and analysis of asymmetric Cost Sharing mechanisms, in which a variety of axioms are applied to subsets of the agents/goods. We show that the analysis can be quite subtle as apparently similar axiomatizations lead to significantly different results; in particular, combinations of symmetric mechanisms can be extremely asymmetric and biased. In addition, we characterize some interesting mixed mechanisms.

Bibliographic Notes

Games and Economic Behavior, Vol. 75, Issue 1, pp. 139-151, available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2011.09.009

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E. Friedman

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