3. Allocation methods
How do families allocate?
Brute force
First come, first serve
Equal Rationing
Rationing by committee
Based on need (poorest)
Contest based
Random lottery
Auction – willing to pay
4. Pueblo Administration has 2 tickets to this
year’s Final Four basketball games
They are going to allocate the tickets to one student.
They are going to either use: 1. lottery, 2. auction, 3.poorest,
4.first come, first serve, 5.highest GPA, 6.committee of
teachers, 7.fastest 1 mile run, 8. most free throws, 9.winner
of singing contest, 10. best youtube fan video
2. Two reasons your method is best
3. For each of the others, 1 problem
5. Currently organ donation in the US is done
by donation only, and first come first serve.
4. Write a paragraph
comparing and
contrasting this
allocation method with
an auction for kidneys
where people on the
waiting list could buy
kidneys from donors.
Which method do you
think is best?