Cost monotonicity, consistency and minimum cost spanning tree games

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dutta, B; Kar, A
• 署名单位: University of Warwick; Indian Statistical Institute; Indian Statistical Institute Delhi
• 刊物名称: GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0899-8256
• DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2003.09.008
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 223-248
• 关键词: spanning tree; cost allocation; core selection; Cost monotonicity; Consistency

摘要

We propose a new cost allocation rule for minimum cost spanning tree games. The new rule is a core selection and also satisfies cost monotonicity. We also give characterisation theorems for the new rule as well as the much-studied Bird allocation. We show that the principal difference between these two rules is in terms of their consistency properties. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.