Goods allocation by queuing and the occurrence of violence: A probabilistic analysis

► We use discrete-time Markov chains to analyze goods allocation with queuing. ► We account for queue length and the number of citizens who are not provided a good. ► We first delineate a model in which there is no capacity constraint. ► We state two properties and derive a metric of the likelihood of violence. ► We add a capacity constraint and derive a metric of the likelihood of violence.