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Nucleoli as maximizers of collective satisfaction functions

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  • Bezalel Peleg

    (Center for Rationality and Interactive Decision Theory, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Feldman Building, Givat-Ram, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel)

  • Peter SudhÃlter

    (Institute of Mathematical Economics, University of Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany)

Abstract

Two preimputations of a given TU game can be compared via the Lorenz order applied to the vectors of satisfactions. One preimputation is `socially more desirable' than the other, if its corresponding vector of satisfactions Lorenz dominates the satisfaction vector with respect to the second preimputation. It is shown that the prenucleolus, the anti-prenucleolus, and the modified nucleolus are maximal in this Lorenz order. Here the modified nucleolus is the unique preimputation which lexicographically minimizes the envies between the coalitions, i.e. the differences of excesses. Recently SudhÃlter developed this solution concept. Properties of the set of all undominated preimputations, the maximal satisfaction solution, are discussed. A function on the set of preimputations is called collective satisfaction function if it respects the Lorenz order. We prove that both classical nucleoli are unique minimizers of certain `weighted Gini inequality indices', which are derived from some collective satisfaction functions. For the (pre)nucleolus the function proposed by Kohlberg, who characterized the nucleolus as a solution of a single minimization problem, can be chosen. Finally, a collective satisfaction function is defined such that the modified nucleolus is its unique maximizer.

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  • Bezalel Peleg & Peter SudhÃlter, 1998. "Nucleoli as maximizers of collective satisfaction functions," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 15(3), pages 383-411.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sochwe:v:15:y:1998:i:3:p:383-411
    Note: Received: 18 October 1996 / Accepted: 31 January 1997
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    4. Arin Aguirre, Francisco Javier, 2003. "Egalitarian distributions in coalitional models: The Lorenz criterion," IKERLANAK 6503, Universidad del País Vasco - Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I.

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