One-Sided Matching Markets with Endowments: Equilibria and Algorithms

Jugal Garg, Thorben Tröbst, Vijay V. Vazirani

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Abstract

The Arrow-Debreu extension of the classic Hylland-Zeckhauser scheme [27] for a one-sided matching market - called ADHZ in this paper - has natural applications but has instances which do not admit equilibria. By introducing approximation, we define the ε-approximate ADHZ model, and we give the following results. (1) Existence of equilibrium under linear utility functions. We prove that the equilibrium satisfies Pareto optimality, approximate envy-freeness, and approximate weak core stability. (2) A combinatorial polynomial time algorithm for an ε- approximate ADHZ equilibrium for the case of dichotomous, and more generally bi-valued, utilities. (3) An instance of ADHZ, with dichotomous utilities and a strongly connected demand graph, which does not admit an equilibrium. (4) A rational convex program for HZ under dichotomous utilities; a combinatorial polynomial time algorithm for this case was given in [35]. The ε-approximate ADHZ model fills a void in the space of general mechanisms for one-sided matching markets; see details in the paper.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2022
PublisherInternational Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS)
Pages463-471
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781713854333
StatePublished - 2022
Event21st International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2022 - Auckland, Virtual, New Zealand
Duration: May 9 2022May 13 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS
Volume1
ISSN (Print)1548-8403
ISSN (Electronic)1558-2914

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2022
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityAuckland, Virtual
Period5/9/225/13/22

Keywords

  • Arrow-Debreu model
  • Hylland-Zeckhauser scheme
  • dichotomous utilities
  • one-sided matching markets
  • rational convex program

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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