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A Characterization of Optimal Queueing Regimes

Theoretical Economics 2024-10-11 v3 Computer Science and Game Theory Probability

Abstract

We consider an M/M/1 queueing model where customers can strategically decide to enter or leave the queue. We characterize the class of queueing regimes such that, for any parameters of the model, the socially efficient behavior is an equilibrium outcome.

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@article{arxiv.2401.13812,
  title  = {A Characterization of Optimal Queueing Regimes},
  author = {Marco Scarsini and Eran Shmaya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.13812},
  year   = {2024}
}
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