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On Equitable Resource Allocation Problems: A Lexicographic Minimax Approach

Hanan Luss
Hanan Luss
Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), Piscataway, New Jersey
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Hanan Luss

Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), Piscataway, New Jersey

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Published Online:1 Jun 1999https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.47.3.361

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