Existence of Valuation Equilibria When Equilibrium Strategies Cannot Differentiate between Equal Ties

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Philipp C. Wichardt

University of Rostock - Department of Economics

Date Written: February 24, 2011

Abstract

This paper reconsiders the valuation equilibrium concept (Jehiel and Samet, 2007) and proposes an additional regularity condition concerning the players' equilibrium strategies. The condition, which requires equilibrium strategies to induce the same local behaviour at all nodes with 'similar' optimal actions, increases both the predictive power and the internal consistency of the concept - especially when used as a tool to study boundedly rational behaviour in games with imperfect information and/or imperfect recall. It is shown not to conict with existence.

Keywords: bounded rationality, valuation equilibrium, existence, imperfect recall

JEL Classification: C72

Suggested Citation

Wichardt, Philipp C., Existence of Valuation Equilibria When Equilibrium Strategies Cannot Differentiate between Equal Ties (February 24, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1419524 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1419524

Philipp C. Wichardt (Contact Author)

University of Rostock - Department of Economics ( email )

Ulmenstr. 69
Rostock, 18057
Germany

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