Null or nullifying players: The difference between the Shapley value and equal division solutions

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 767-775

  van den Brink, René ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Equal division solution; Equal surplus division solution; Null player; Nullifying player; Shapley value

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548035802     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: 10957235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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