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Cost allocation games with information costs

Patrone, Fioravante; Moretti, Stefano (2004), Cost allocation games with information costs, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, 59, 3, p. 419-434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001860400353

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Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2004
Journal name
Mathematical Methods of Operations Research
Volume
59
Number
3
Publisher
Springer
Pages
419-434
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Author(s)
Patrone, Fioravante
Moretti, Stefano cc
Abstract (EN)
We propose a simple model which embeds cost allocation games into a richer structure to take into account that information on costs can be itself costly. The model is an outgrowth of experience on cost allocation for consortia of municipalities dealing with garbage collection.
Subjects / Keywords
Fairness; Information costs; TU games; Cost allocation
JEL
D61 - Allocative Efficiency; Cost–Benefit Analysis
D83 - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness