Cooperative game theory provides an alternative framework for fair and efficient allocation of the incremental benefits of cooperation.
We study the asset allocation of defined benefit pension plans of the type designed and sponsored by firms with the aim of providing a lifetime pension to the employees at the age of retirement.
At the extreme of utilitarianism, the allocation of benefits to the well-off group at the expense of the disadvantaged group is justifiable under the presumption that those in the well-off group have more capacity to put the benefits to better use and maximize the aggregate outcome for which the benefits were intended (27, 28).
Goldman's relative DCF analyses provided various matrices showing the number of shares of Southern Peru that should be issued in exchange for Minera under various assumptions regarding the discount rate, the long-term copper price, the allocation of tax benefits, and the amount of royalties that Southern Peru would need to pay to the Peruvian government.
The principle of universalism in the allocation of social benefits, that is the availability of social benefits to everyone as of right, is contrasted with allocation on a selective basis (targeted) in which benefits are allocated on the basis of need as determined by means testing of income.
Through its programme of cooperation with the Government of PNG, UNICEF is also able to influence major policy and programme decisions, and the allocation of budget priorities, for the benefit of children.
In India's big cities onerous permitting procedures, tight rent control, and strict limits on how land may be used have heavily distorted patterns of growth and the allocation of its benefits.Growth in the rents available to property owners fuels corruption and wastes resources.
This study analysed the BI of a multidisciplinary RTW-intervention for cancer survivors and explored the allocation of the costs and financial benefits of RTW across the stakeholders involved in six EU-countries.
While the utility of the system can be increased this way, fair allocation of benefits among the operators remains challenging for the social planner who has to assign controversial weights to the system's beneficiaries and their objectives.
The interactive governance approach presented above builds upon private involvement and commitment, not only on the ground in the plans that communities formulate and to which they commit themselves but also in the allocation of public benefits (i.e., subsidies) to facilitate the execution of such plans.
Given that the total amount of money devoted to improving public health is limited, improvements in the allocation of funding can benefit society at no additional cost.
