Abstract
We analyze a general model of rationing in which agents have baselines, in addition to claims against the (insufficient) endowment of the good to be allocated. Many real-life problems fit this general model (e.g., bankruptcy with prioritized claims,
resource allocation in the public health care sector, water distribution in drought periods). We introduce (and characterize) a natural class of allocation methods for this model. Any method within the class is associated with a rule in the standard rationing model, and we show that if the latter obeys some focal properties, the former obeys them too.
resource allocation in the public health care sector, water distribution in drought periods). We introduce (and characterize) a natural class of allocation methods for this model. Any method within the class is associated with a rule in the standard rationing model, and we show that if the latter obeys some focal properties, the former obeys them too.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Social Choice and Welfare |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1047-1066 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISSN | 0176-1714 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |