A discrete cost sharing model with technological cooperation

Eric Bahel () and Christian Trudeau

International Journal of Game Theory, 2013, vol. 42, issue 2, 439-460

Abstract: This article proposes a setting that allows for technological cooperation in the cost sharing model. Dealing with discrete demands, we study two properties: additivity and dummy. We show that these properties are insufficient to guarantee a unit-flow representation similar to that of Wang (Econ Lett 64:187–192, 1999 ). To obtain a characterization of unit flows, we strengthen the dummy axiom and introduce a property that requires the cost share of every agent to be non-decreasing in the incremental costs generated by their demand. Finally, a fairness requirement as to the compensation of technological cooperation is examined. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Keywords: Cost sharing; Demand; Technology; Cooperation; Flow methods; C71; D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s00182-012-0320-3

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