RT Journal Article
T1 Cost allocation problems on highways with grouped users
A1 Gómez-Rodríguez, Marcos
A1 Davila Pena, Laura
A1 Casas Méndez, Balbina
K1 Game theory
K1 Generalized highway problems
K1 A priori unions
K1 Cost allocation
K1 Coalitional values
AB One of the practical applications of cooperative transferable utility games involves determining the fee structure for users of a given facility, whose construction or maintenance costs need to be recouped. In this context, certain efficiency and equity criteria guide the considered solutions. This paper analyzes how to allocate the fixed costs of a highway among its users through tolls, considering that different classes of vehicles or travelers utilize the service. For this purpose, we make use of generalized highway games with a priori unions that represent distinct user groups, such as frequent travelers or truckers, who, due to enhanced bargaining power, often secure reductions in their fares in real-world scenarios. In particular, the Owen value, the coalitional Tijs value, and a new value termed the Shapley–Tijs value are axiomatically characterized. Additionally, straightforward formulations for calculating these values are provided. Finally, the proposed methodology is applied to actual traffic data from the AP-9 highway in Spain.
PB Elsevier
SN 0377-2217
YR 2024
FD 2024-07-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44537
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44537
LA eng
NO Marcos Gómez-Rodríguez, Laura Davila-Pena, Balbina Casas-Méndez, Cost allocation problems on highways with grouped users, European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 316, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 667-679, ISSN 0377-2217, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.02.011. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221724001024)
NO This work is part of the R+D+I project grant PID2021-124030NB-C32, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/, Spain and by “ERDF A way of making Europe”/EU. This research was also funded by Grupos de Referencia Competitiva ED431C 2021/24 from the Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Universidades, Xunta de Galicia, Spain
DS Minerva
RD 26 abr 2026