The undercut procedure: an algorithm for the envy-free division of indivisible items
@article{Brams2009TheUP, title={The undercut procedure: an algorithm for the envy-free division of indivisible items}, author={Steven J. Brams and D. Marc Kilgour and Christian Klamler}, journal={Social Choice and Welfare}, year={2009}, volume={39}, pages={615-631} }
We propose a procedure for dividing a set of indivisible items between two players. We assume that each player’s preference over subsets of items is consistent with a strict ranking of the items, and that neither player has information about the other’s preferences. Our procedure ensures an envy-free division—each player receives a subset of items that it values more than the other player’s complementary subset—given that an envy-free division of “contested items,” which the players would…
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