A new solution concept to monotonic cooperative games with nontransferable utility is introduced. This proposal, called the coalitional equal-loss solution, is based on the idea that players withing a coalition should have equal losses from a point of maximum expectations. The proposal...

The purpose of this paper is to provide a new solution concept for bargaining problems, which modifies Chun's Equal-Loss Solution in a way that ensures the individual rationality. We also consider its lexicographic extension which turns out to be both individually rational and Pareto Optimal....

Some shortcomings of the equal-loss solution for bargaining problems are noticed: in general, it is not individually rational, and in case it is, then turns out a selection of the YU solutions. Finally, a new way of proving characterization results is provided.

As it is known, there is no rule satisfying Additivity on the complete domain of bankruptcy problems. This paper proposes a notion of partial Additivity in this context, to be called µ-Additivity. We find that µ-Additivity, together with two quite compelling axioms, Anonymity and Continuity,...

Some monotonicity conditions for bargaining problems with claims are presented. They are used in providing a characterization of the extended claim-egalitarian solution.

We analyze the behavior of the extended claim-egalitarian solution for bargaining problems with claims, in situations involving variations in the number of agents. An axiomatic characterization of this solution is presented.

It is well known that, in distributions problems, "Fairness" rarely leads to a single viewpoint (see Young (1994) and Moulin (1988) among many others). This paper provides, in this context, interesting basis in defense of intermediate agreements when two prominent proposals, representing...

Two solution concepts have been proposed for bargaining problems with claims, namely, the proportional solution, introduced by Chun & Thomson (1992), and the extended claim-egalitarian solution, [see Bossert (1993) and Marco (1993)]. Neither of these solutions exhaust all possible gains from...

This paper makes a proposal for a taxonomy of boundary changes in Spanish municipalities along time. The different types of changes are organized in a hierarchy, as well as represented in a homogeneous manner, independently of the number of municipalities involved and of the changes suffered....

This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between indicators of competitive pressure and innovation incentives using panel data of Spanish manufacturing firms for the period 1990-2006. Instead of using standard indicators of competition, such as market concentration measures or...