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General Notation |
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1 | (20) |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (6) |
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1.3 Two Puzzles in the Talmud |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (5) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (3) |
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1.4.3 Game-Theoretic Approach |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (3) |
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2 Inventory of Division Rules |
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21 | (41) |
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2.1 An Inventory of Rules |
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22 | (23) |
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22 | (1) |
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2.1.2 Constrained Equal Awards Rule |
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23 | (3) |
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2.1.3 Constrained Equal Losses Rule |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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2.1.7 Constrained Egalitarian Rule |
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34 | (3) |
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2.1.8 Random Arrival Rule |
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37 | (1) |
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2.1.9 Minimal Overlap Rule |
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38 | (5) |
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2.1.10 Rule Based on Random Stakes |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (15) |
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2.2.1 Sequential Priority Family |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (7) |
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2.2.3 ICI and CIC Families |
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53 | (7) |
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60 | (2) |
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3 Basic Properties of Division Rules |
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62 | (32) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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3.4 Lower and Upper Bounds on Awards and Losses |
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65 | (10) |
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65 | (7) |
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3.4.2 Recursive Assignment of Lower Bounds |
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72 | (3) |
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3.5 Conditional Full Compensation, Conditional Null Compensation, and Related Properties |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (10) |
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3.7 Order Preservation Properties |
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89 | (5) |
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4 Monotonicity Properties |
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94 | (24) |
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4.1 Endowment Monotonicity and Related Properties |
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95 | (10) |
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4.2 Claim Monotonicity and Related Properties |
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105 | (10) |
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115 | (3) |
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5 Claims Truncation Invariance and Minimal Rights First |
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118 | (13) |
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5.1 Claims Truncation Invariance |
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119 | (4) |
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123 | (8) |
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6 Composition Down and Composition Up |
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131 | (26) |
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131 | (9) |
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140 | (17) |
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157 | (25) |
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157 | (8) |
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7.2 Duality for Properties |
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165 | (6) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (10) |
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8 Other Invariance Properties |
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182 | (18) |
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8.1 No Advantageous Transfer |
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182 | (2) |
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8.2 Claims Separability and Variants |
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184 | (3) |
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8.3 Convexity and Additivity Properties |
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187 | (8) |
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8.4 Rationalizing Rules as Maximizers of Binary Relations |
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195 | (5) |
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200 | (29) |
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9.1 Claims Truncation Operator |
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200 | (2) |
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9.2 Attribution of Minimal Rights Operator |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (1) |
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9.4 Relating and Composing the Operators |
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206 | (8) |
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9.5 Preservation of Properties under Operators |
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214 | (8) |
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9.5.1 Properties Preserved under Claims Truncation |
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215 | (3) |
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9.5.2 Properties Preserved under Attribution of Minimal Rights Operator |
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218 | (1) |
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9.5.3 Properties Preserved under the Composition of the Claims Truncation and Attribution of Minimal Rights Operators |
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219 | (2) |
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9.5.4 Properties Preserved under Convexity |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (5) |
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227 | (2) |
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10 Variable-Population Model: Consistency and Related Properties |
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229 | (41) |
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10.1 The Variable-Population Model |
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230 | (1) |
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10.2 Consistency and Related Properties |
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231 | (8) |
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10.3 Converse Consistency |
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239 | (2) |
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10.4 Other Logical Relations between Consistency, Its Converse, and Other Properties |
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241 | (8) |
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10.5 Lifting of Properties by Bilateral Consistency |
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249 | (6) |
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255 | (11) |
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266 | (4) |
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11 Constructing Consistent Extensions of Two-Claimant Rules |
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270 | (38) |
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11.1 A General Extension Technique |
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271 | (6) |
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11.2 Consistent Extensions of Two-Claimant Rules Satisfying Equal Treatment of Equals |
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277 | (12) |
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11.2.1 Consistent Extension of Weighted Averages of the Two-Claimant Constrained Equal Awards and Constrained Equal Losses Rules |
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277 | (5) |
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11.2.2 Two-Claimant Rules that Have No Consistent Extension |
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282 | (1) |
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11.2.3 Consistent ICI and CIC Rules |
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283 | (5) |
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11.2.4 Other Consistent Families |
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288 | (1) |
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11.3 Consistent Extensions of Two-Claimant Rules that May Not Satisfy Equal Treatment of Equals |
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289 | (13) |
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11.3.1 Generalizing the Talmud Rule by Not Insisting on Equal Treatment of Equals |
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290 | (7) |
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11.3.2 Consistent Extensions of Two-Claimant Rules Satisfying Homogeneity, Composition Down, and Composition Up |
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297 | (5) |
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11.4 Further Characterizations Involving Consistency and Other Axioms but Not Equal Treatment of Equals |
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302 | (6) |
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12 Variable-Population Model: Other Properties |
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308 | (31) |
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12.1 Population Monotonicity and Related Properties |
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308 | (5) |
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12.2 Guarantee Structures |
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313 | (2) |
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12.3 Merging and Splitting Claims; Manipulation Issues and Extension Operators |
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315 | (9) |
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12.3.1 No Advantageous Merging or Splitting and Variants |
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316 | (4) |
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12.3.2 Extension Operators Based on the Merging of Claims |
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320 | (4) |
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12.4 Replication and Division: Invariance and Limit Results |
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324 | (10) |
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12.4.1 Convergence of Rules under Replication |
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330 | (4) |
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12.5 Balanced Impact and Potential |
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334 | (1) |
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12.6 Multiple Parameter Changes; Logical Relations and Characterizations |
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335 | (4) |
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13 Ranking Awards Vectors and Ranking Rules |
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339 | (20) |
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13.1 Orders Based on the Lorenz Criterion |
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340 | (8) |
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13.1.1 Maximality and Minimality Results |
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340 | (2) |
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13.1.2 A Criterion for Lorenz-Domination within the ICI Family |
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342 | (6) |
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13.2 Preservation of Orders by Operators |
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348 | (3) |
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13.3 Lifting of Orders by Bilateral Consistency |
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351 | (1) |
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13.4 Other Properties of Rules Pertaining to Orders |
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352 | (2) |
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13.5 Orders Based on Gap and Variance |
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354 | (5) |
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14 Modeling Claims Problems as Games |
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359 | (31) |
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14.1 Modeling Claims Problems as Cooperative Games |
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359 | (21) |
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359 | (8) |
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367 | (13) |
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14.2 Modeling Claims Problems as Strategic Games |
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380 | (10) |
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380 | (3) |
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383 | (5) |
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14.2.3 Sequential Game of Offers |
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388 | (2) |
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15 Variants and Generalizations of the Base Model |
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390 | (18) |
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15.1 Claims Problems in Which No Claim Exceeds the Endowment |
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390 | (1) |
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15.2 Claims Problems in Which the Data Are Natural Numbers |
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391 | (2) |
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15.3 Claims Problems with a Large Number of Claimants |
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393 | (2) |
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15.4 Surplus-Sharing Problems |
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395 | (1) |
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15.5 Generalizing the Notion of a Rule |
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396 | (1) |
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15.6 Computational Issues |
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397 | (1) |
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15.7 Incorporating Additional Information into the Model |
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397 | (8) |
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15.8 Experimental Testing |
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405 | (1) |
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15.9 A Concluding Comment |
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406 | (2) |
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16 Summary Graphs and Tables |
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408 | (8) |
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416 | (40) |
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17.1 Deriving a Formula for the Minimal Overlap Rule |
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416 | (1) |
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17.2 More about the CIC Rules |
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417 | (3) |
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17.3 Paths of Awards of the DT Rule |
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420 | (2) |
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17.4 Neither Claim Monotonicity Nor No-Transfer Paradox Is Preserved under the Duality Operator |
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422 | (4) |
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17.5 Claim Monotonicity Is Not Preserved under the Attribution of Minimal Rights Operator |
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426 | (2) |
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17.6 Lifting of Properties by Bilateral Consistency |
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428 | (1) |
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17.7 Characterizing the Family of Equal-Sacrifice Rules |
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429 | (3) |
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17.8 On the Existence and Uniqueness of Average Consistent Extensions |
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432 | (2) |
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17.9 Constructing Consistent Extensions |
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434 | (2) |
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17.10 On the Consistent Members of the CIC Family |
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436 | (2) |
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17.11 Characterizing a Family of Sequential Talmud Rules |
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438 | (2) |
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17.12 Completion of the Proof of the Characterization of Family M |
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440 | (4) |
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17.13 Population Monotonicity Is Not Preserved under Duality |
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444 | (3) |
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17.14 Characterization of the Constrained Equal Awards Rule as Offering Maximal Group Guarantees |
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447 | (2) |
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17.15 Under Replication, the Random Arrival Rule Converges to the Proportional Rule |
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449 | (3) |
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17.16 Convexity of the TU Coalitional Game Associated with a Claims Problem |
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452 | (1) |
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17.17 Proof of the Correspondence between the Talmud Rule and the Nucleolus, and of the Constrained Equal Awards Rule and the Dutta-Ray Solution |
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453 | (3) |
References |
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Index |
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