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Spliddit: unleashing fair division algorithms

Spliddit: unleashing fair division algorithms Spliddit: Unleashing Fair Division Algorithms JONATHAN GOLDMAN and ARIEL D. PROCACCIA Carnegie Mellon University Spliddit is a first-of-its-kind fair division website, which offers provably fair solutions for the division of rent, goods, and credit. In this note, we discuss Spliddit's goals, methods, and implementation. Categories and Subject Descriptors: J.4.a [Social and Behavioral Sciences]: Economics General Terms: Algorithms; Design; Human Factors; Economics Additional Key Words and Phrases: Fair Division 1. OVERVIEW The origins of the mathematically rigorous study of fair division can be traced back to the work of Hugo Steinhaus during World War II [Steinhaus 1948]. Over the decades, fair division theory has become a major field of study in mathematics, economics, computer science, and political science [Brams and Taylor 1996; Robertson and Webb 1998; Moulin 2003; Procaccia 2013]. Nowadays the literature encompasses provably fair solutions for a wide variety of problems -- many of them relevant to society at large. But, to date, very few fair division methods have been made publicly available. Exceptions that prove the rule include the Adjusted Winner Website1 , which provides access to a (patented) method for dividing indivisible goods between two players, due to Brams and Taylor [1996]; and Francis Su's http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGecom Exchanges Association for Computing Machinery

Spliddit: unleashing fair division algorithms

Goldman, Jonathan; Procaccia, Ariel D.
ACM SIGecom Exchanges , Volume 13 (2) – Jan 28, 2015
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Spliddit: Unleashing Fair Division Algorithms JONATHAN GOLDMAN and ARIEL D. PROCACCIA Carnegie Mellon University Spliddit is a first-of-its-kind fair division website, which offers provably fair solutions for the division of rent, goods, and credit. In this note, we discuss Spliddit's goals, methods, and implementation. Categories and Subject Descriptors: J.4.a [Social and Behavioral Sciences]: Economics General Terms: Algorithms; Design; Human Factors; Economics Additional Key Words and Phrases: Fair Division 1. OVERVIEW The origins of the mathematically rigorous study of fair division can be traced back to the work of Hugo Steinhaus during World War II [Steinhaus 1948]. Over the decades, fair division theory has become a major field of study in mathematics, economics, computer science, and political science [Brams and Taylor 1996; Robertson and Webb 1998; Moulin 2003; Procaccia 2013]. Nowadays the literature encompasses provably fair solutions for a wide variety of problems -- many of them relevant to society at large. But, to date, very few fair division methods have been made publicly available. Exceptions that prove the rule include the Adjusted Winner Website1 , which provides access to a (patented) method for dividing indivisible goods between two players, due to Brams and Taylor [1996]; and Francis Su's

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Published: Jan 28, 2015

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