This paper introduces the Compromise rule for cost sharing problems. This rule fairly combines the equity and the growth-encouraging key principles. The way in which it is described also allows to endogenously identify the agents belonging to a "middle class" depending on how the costs of...

As is known, there is no rule satisfying Adittivity on the complete domain of bankruptcy problems. This paper explores some Partial-Adittivity properties in this context. We determine that Adittivity restricted to bankruptcy problems which in some way keep the conflictivity of the creditors'...

Despite the popularity of auction theoretical thinking, it appears that no one has presented an elementary equilibrium analysis of the complete information first-price sealed-bid auction mechanism when the bidding space has a finite grid. This paper aims to remedy that omission. We show that...