Armendáriz, Efraim P.2012-02-032017-05-112012-02-032017-05-112011-08August 201http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-3909textThis report discusses the theory of fair division from its history to its uses in social sciences. Fair division goes beyond the envy free solution of the cake cutting problem to how people divide chores and rent and allocate assets in a divorce. Fair division can also potentially be used to solve social problems as with voting irregularities.application/pdfengFair divisionSocial sciencesthesis2012-02-032152/ETD-UT-2011-08-3909