On the optimality of not allocating

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 125
Issue: 2
Pages: 233-235

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We show that the commitment to not allocate may be exploited by a seller/social planner to increase the expected social surplus that can be achieved in the sale of an indivisible unit.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:125:y:2014:i:2:p:233-235
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25