Equitable distribution of indivisible objects
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Equitable distribution of indivisible objects
zbMATH Open document ID: 0652.90027
DOI: 10.1016/0165-4896(88)90047-9
author: Stephen Demko
author: Theodore P. Hill
published in: Mathematical Social Sciences
publication date: 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi
review text: Deterministic and randomized solutions are developed for the problem of equitably distributing m indivisible objects to n people (whose values may differ), without the use of outside judges or side-payments. Several general bounds for the minimal share are found; a practical method is given for determining an optimal lottery and the largest minimal share; and the case of repreated allocations is analyzed.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 91B99
zbMATH DE Number: 4064721
zbMATH Keywords: fair division
zbMATH Keywords: optimal share
zbMATH Keywords: Deterministic and randomized solutions
zbMATH Keywords: optimal lottery
zbMATH Keywords: repreated allocations
MaRDI profile type: Publication
OpenAlex ID: W2027001137
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4064721