Economic Theory Seminar

Sharing values for multi-choice games: an axiomatic approach

David Lowing (Centrale Supelec)

Oct 13, 2023, 12:15

ENS-Paris Saclay

 

Abtract:

A Sharing value for transferable utility games distributes the Harsanyi dividend of each coalition among the players in the coalition's support. Such distribution is done according to a certain sharing system that determines the Sharing value. In this paper, we extend Sharing values to multi-choice games. Multi-choice games are a generalization of transferable utility games in which players have several activity levels. Unlike in transferable utility games, there is no straightforward way to interpret the support of a coalition in a multi-choice game. This makes it more tedious to distribute the Harsanyi dividend of a multi-choice coalition. We consider three possible interpretations of the support of a multi-choice coalition. Based on these interpretations, we derive three families of Sharing values for multi-choice games. To conduct this study, we discuss novel and classical axioms for multi-choice games. This allows us to provide an axiomatic foundation for each of these families of values.

Joint work with Makoto Yokoo

Location:

CEPS - ENS Paris-Saclay, room 2E29
4 avenue des Sciences, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette