The Outflow Ranking Method for Weighted Directed Graphs

Rene van den Brink () and Robert P. Gilles ()
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Robert P. Gilles: Department of Economics, Virginia Tech, Virginia

No 06-044/1, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: A ranking method assigns to every weighted directed graph a (weak) orderingof the nodes. In this paper we axiomatize the ranking method that ranksthe nodes according to their outflow using four independent axioms. This outflowranking method generalizes the ranking by outdegree for directed graphs.Furthermore, we compare our axioms with other axioms discussed in the literature.

This discussion paper has resulted in a publication in the European Journal of Operational Research , 193(2), 484-91.

Keywords: Decision analysis; Weighted directed graph; Ranking method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C65 D71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Journal Article: The outflow ranking method for weighted directed graphs (2009)
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