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Hierarchical Assignments: Stability and Fairness

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  • Eriksson, Kimmo

    (Department of Mathematics)

  • Karlander, Johan

    (Department of Mathematics)

  • Öller, Lars-Erik

    () (Dept. of Economic Statistics, Stockholm School of Economics)

Abstract

We study a simple model of the job market, where workers are assigned to employers. We specify conditions under which the market is hierarchical in a natural sense. For such hierarchies, we can state explicit values for the earnings in the worker-optimal and employer-optimal solutions. This is a discrete analogue to the Ricardian differential rent model of Sattinger (1979). We discuss the compatibility problems between fairness and stability of earnings and assignments and argue for a certain solution.

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Paper provided by Stockholm School of Economics in its series Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance with number 201.

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Length: 15 pages
Date of creation: 27 Oct 1997
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Publication status: Published in Mathematical Social Sciences, 2000, pages 109-118.
Handle: RePEc:hhs:hastef:0201

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Keywords: Hierarchies; assignment; fairness; envy;

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