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An Anti-folk Theorem in Overlapping Generations Games with Limited Observability

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Kiho Yoon (Sogang University)

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We study the effect of limited observability on the possibility of cooperation in a simple overlapping generations model. If new entrants can observe only the recent history of the game, then cooperation cannot be sustained for certain classes of games. (Copyright: Elsevier)

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Volume (Year): 4 (2001)
Issue (Month): 3 (July)
Pages: 736-745
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Keywords: anti-folk theorem limited observability overlapping generations games

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  4. Bhaskar, V, 1998. "Informational Constraints and the Overlapping Generations Model: Folk and Anti-Folk Theorems," Review of Economic Studies, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 65(1), pages 135-49, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Kandori, Michihiro, 1992. "Repeated Games Played by Overlapping Generations of Players," Review of Economic Studies, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 59(1), pages 81-92, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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