Evaluating assignment without transfers: A market perspective

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 133
Issue: C
Pages: 40-44

Authors (3)

He, Yinghua Li, Sanxi (not in RePEc) Yan, Jianye (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

All (random) assignments/allocations without transfers can be considered as market outcomes with personalized prices and an equal income. Prices proportional across agents imply efficiency; common prices lead to efficiency and envy-freeness. This market perspective also reveals a weakness of envy-freeness.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:133:y:2015:i:c:p:40-44
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-02-02