A polynomial-time algorithm for computing a Pareto optimal and almost proportional allocation

We consider fair allocation of indivisible items under additive utilities. We show that there exists a strongly polynomial-time algorithm that always computes an allocation satisfying Pareto optimality and proportionality up to one item even if the utilities are mixed and the agents have asymmetric...

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Veröffentlicht in:Operations research letters Jg. 48; H. 5; S. 573 - 578
Hauptverfasser: Aziz, Haris, Moulin, Hervé, Sandomirskiy, Fedor
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Abstract We consider fair allocation of indivisible items under additive utilities. We show that there exists a strongly polynomial-time algorithm that always computes an allocation satisfying Pareto optimality and proportionality up to one item even if the utilities are mixed and the agents have asymmetric weights. The result does not hold if either of Pareto optimality or PROP1 is replaced with slightly stronger concepts.
AbstractList We consider fair allocation of indivisible items under additive utilities. We show that there exists a strongly polynomial-time algorithm that always computes an allocation satisfying Pareto optimality and proportionality up to one item even if the utilities are mixed and the agents have asymmetric weights. The result does not hold if either of Pareto optimality or PROP1 is replaced with slightly stronger concepts.
Author Sandomirskiy, Fedor
Moulin, Hervé
Aziz, Haris
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