We prove that c c -cyclically monotone transport plans π π optimize the Monge-Kantorovich transportation problem under an additional measurability condition. This measurability condition is always satisfied for finitely valued, lower semi-continuous cost functions. In particular, this yields a positive answer to Problem 2.25 in C. Villani’s book. We emphasize that we do not need any regularity conditions as were imposed in the previous literature.
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