The Object Distribution Problem Revisited

William Samuelson

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1980, vol. 94, issue 1, 85-98

Abstract: The object distribution problem calls for a number of indivisible objects to be assigned to a set of individuals (e.g., the division of estate properties among heirs). Some thirty years ago Knaster and Steinhaus presented a distribution scheme based upon object values reported by individuals. The properties of this scheme are examined, and it is shown that the K-S procedure is the only scheme that satisfies a number of plausible equity requirements.

Date: 1980
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