Cost Monotonic 'Construct and Charge' Rules for Connection Situations

CentER Discussion Paper No. 2005-104

28 Pages Posted: 4 Oct 2005

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Stefano Moretti

University of Genoa - Department of Mathematics

Stef H. Tijs

Tilburg University - Center For Economic Research; Tilburg University - Department of Econometrics & Operations Research; Università degli Studi di Genova - Dipartimento di Matematica

Rodica Branzei

'A.l. Cuza' University of Iasi, Romania - Faculty of Computer Sciences

Henk Norde

Tilburg University - Center For Economic Research; Tilburg University - Department of Econometrics & Operations Research

Date Written: August 30, 2005

Abstract

The special class of conservative charge systems for minimum cost spanning tree (mcst) situations is introduced. These conservative charge systems lead to single-valued rules for mcst situations, which can also be described with the aid of obligation functions and are, consequently, cost monotonic. A value-theoretic interpretation of these rules is also provided.

Keywords: Cost allocation, minimum cost spanning tree situations, cost monotonicity, sharing values

JEL Classification: C71

Suggested Citation

Moretti, Stefano and Tijs, Stef H. and Branzei, Rodica and Norde, Henk W., Cost Monotonic 'Construct and Charge' Rules for Connection Situations (August 30, 2005). CentER Discussion Paper No. 2005-104, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=814646 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.814646

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Rodica Branzei

'A.l. Cuza' University of Iasi, Romania - Faculty of Computer Sciences ( email )

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