The tragedy of cooperation within couples Decision making and mobility
Event details
| Date | 15.04.2010 |
| Hour | 12:15 |
| Speaker | André de-Palma , Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan |
| Location |
GC A3 30
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
ABSTRACT
Individuals in couples tend to behave cooperatively and empirical evidence suggests that their decisions are Pareto efficient. However, most of the literature has examined couples in isolation without studying the consequences of their decisions for society as a whole. This paper develops a theoretical model to study trip-timing decisions of couples in the context of the morning commute by automobile when there is traffic congestion. Three settings are compared: (a) individuals living alone, (b) couples living together who make independent, non-cooperative decisions, and (c) couples who make cooperative decisions. Finally, we briefly discuss the implications of these results on the optimal manner to determine control and pricing.
BIO
André de Palma has a PhD in Physics and one in Economics.
He is a specialist in transportation economics, and industrial organization.
He has developed the software METROPOLIS, a dynamic model of traffic congestion.
He has published more than 200 articles in Transportation, Economics, and Operations Research Journal, and has written/edited 5 books.
He is currently teaching at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan and at Ecole Polytechnique, in Paris. He is a senior member of Institut universitaire de France.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Contact
- Béatrice BOUY