Coalitional Manipulation on Networks

Biung-Ghi Ju ()

No 200410, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS from University of Kansas, Department of Economics

Abstract: We consider an abstract model of division problems where each agent is identi- fied by a characteristic vector. Agents are situated on a network (a non-directed graph) and any connected coalition can reallocate members¡¯ characteristics (e.g. reallocation of claims in bankruptcy problems). A reallocation-proof rule prevents any coalition from benefiting, in terms of its total award, through a reallocation. We offer a full characterization of reallocation-proof rules without any assumption on the network structure. This result yields a variety of useful corollaries for specific networks such as the complete network, trees, networks without a ¡°bridge¡± etc. Our model has various special examples such as bankruptcy, surplus sharing, cost sharing, income redistribution, social choice with transferable utility, etc.

Keywords: Division problem; Coalitional manipulation; Network; Graph; Reallocationproofness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C71 D30 D63 D71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2004-08, Revised 2004-08
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