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Some non-superadditive games, and their Shapley values, in the Talmud

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The Shapley value of certain non-superadditive games appears in the Talmudic literature, and in the Talmud itself, in several different contexts.

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Aumann, R.J. Some non-superadditive games, and their Shapley values, in the Talmud. Int J Game Theory 39, 3–10 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00182-009-0191-4

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