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A natural selection from the core of a TU game: the core-center

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We present a new allocation rule for the class of games with a nonempty core: the core-center. This allocation rule selects a centrally located point within the core of any such game. We provide a deep discussion of its main properties.

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  1. Kellogg School of Management (CMS-EMS), Northwestern University, 5100 Leverone Hall, 2001 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208-2014, USA

    Julio González-Díaz

  2. Research Group in Economic Analysis, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Julio González-Díaz

  3. Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Estela Sánchez-Rodríguez

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González-Díaz, J., Sánchez-Rodríguez, E. A natural selection from the core of a TU game: the core-center. Int J Game Theory 36, 27–46 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00182-007-0074-5

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