Multi-Unit Assignment Under Dichotomous Preferences

Josue Ortega

doi:10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2019.11.003

Multi-Unit Assignment Under Dichotomous Preferences

Josue Ortega

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I study the problem of allocating objects among agents without using money. Agents can receive several objects and have dichotomous preferences, meaning that they either consider objects to be acceptable or not. In this setup, the egalitarian solution is more appealing than the competitive equilibrium with equal incomes because it is Lorenz dominant, unique in utilities, and group strategy-proof. Moreover, it can be adapted to satisfy a new fairness axiom that arises naturally in this context. Both solutions are disjoint.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-24
Number of pages	10
Journal	Mathematical Social Sciences
Volume	103
Early online date	14 Nov 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2019.11.003
Publication status	Published - Jan 2020

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Josue Ortega
- J.Ortegaqub.acuk
- Queen's Business School (QBS) - Senior Lecturer
- Economics
- Health and Human Development Initiative
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