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This study introduces an economics-based power index for water allocation, prioritizing negotiation stability over pure optimality. It highlights that stable solutions, even if not Pareto-optimal, are crucial for stakeholder agreement in resource management.

Keywords:

Allocation Caspian Sea Conflict resolution Negotiation Stability Water management

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Environmental Science
Economics
Operations Research

Background:

Water allocation is a critical global challenge, especially in developing regions with increasing demand.
Negotiations involve diverse stakeholders with competing needs, making equitable resource distribution complex.
Traditional optimization methods for Pareto-optimal solutions often fail due to perceived unfairness.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an economics-based power index method for multi-participant resource allocation.
To evaluate the stability and willingness to cooperate in water allocation negotiations.
To compare the proposed method with existing multi-criteria decision-making rules.

Main Methods:

Developed an economics-based power index for resource allocation.
Compared allocation schemes derived from the power index with distance-based methods (least squares, MAXIMIN, MINIMAX, compromise programming).
Analyzed the trade-off between optimality and stability in negotiation outcomes.

Main Results:

Optimality and stability can yield different water allocation solutions.
A mismatch between socially-optimal and stable solutions may lead to negotiation breakdown.
The economics-based power index quantifies willingness to participate, informing stable allocation schemes.

Conclusions:

Stability is a critical factor for successful water resource negotiations, sometimes outweighing Pareto-optimality.
Stakeholders may reject socially optimal solutions if they are perceived as unstable or unfair.
Assessing allocation solution stability should be integral to water distribution and negotiation processes.