Diverse fair allocations: Complexity and algorithms
Source
Discrete Applied Mathematics
ISSN
0166218X
Date Issued
2024-12-31
Author(s)
Mittal, Harshil
Nanoti, Saraswati
Sethia, Aditi
Abstract
In this work, we initiate the study of diversity of solutions in the context of fair division of indivisible goods. In particular, we explore the notions of disjoint, distinct and symmetric allocations and study their complexity in terms of the fairness notions of envy-freeness and equitability up to one item. We show that for binary valuations, the above problems are polynomial time solvable. In contrast we show NP-hardness of disjoint and symmetric case, when the valuations are additive.
Subjects
Disjoint allocations | Diverse solutions | Fair division | Symmetric allocations
