The consensus value: a new solution concept for cooperative games

被引:65
作者
Ju, Yuan [1 ]
Borm, Peter
Ruys, Pieter
机构
[1] Univ Keele, Sch Econ & Management Studies, Keele ST5 5BG, Staffs, England
[2] Tilburg Univ, CentER, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
[3] Tilburg Univ, Dept Econometr & Operat Res, TILEC, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
[4] Tilburg Univ, Tias Business Sch, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
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10.1007/s00355-006-0192-1
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
To generalize the standard solution for 2-person TU games into n-person cases, this paper introduces a recursive two-sided negotiation process to establish cooperation between all players. This leads to a new solution concept for cooperative games: the consensus value. An explicit comparison with the Shapley value is provided, also at the axiomatic level. Moreover, a class of possible generalizations of the consensus value is introduced and axiomatized with the Shapley value at one end and the equal surplus solution at the other. Finally, we discuss a non-cooperative mechanism which implements the consensus value.
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页码:685 / 703
页数:19
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