A Game Model of Optimal Apartment Cleaning by College Students

Batabyal, Amitrajeet (2017): A Game Model of Optimal Apartment Cleaning by College Students.

Abstract

In this note we use a static game model to analyze the optimal cleanup of an apartment that is shared by two college students. Both students dislike cleaning. However, they also prefer a clean apartment to a dirty one. Student i's utility function embodies the idea that the more time one student spends cleaning, the less valuable is the time spent cleaning by the other student. In this setting, we first determine the best response function of each student (player) i where i=1,2. Second, we determine the cleaning time choices that survive one round of the iterated elimination of strictly dominated strategies (IESDS). Finally, we ascertain the cleaning time choices that survive all rounds of IESDS.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Apartment, Cleanup, College Student, Static Game, Strictly Dominated Strategy
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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