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Sophisticated Imitation in Cyclic Games

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Hofbauer, Josef
Karl H. Schlag

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Consider a large population of individuals that are repeatedly randomly matched to play a cyclic 2x2 game such as Matching Pennies with fixed roles assigned in the game. Some learn by sampling previous play of a finite number of other individuals in the same role. We analyze population dynamics under optimal boundedly rational behavior (in the sense of Schlag, 1998c). We find that long run play is close to the Nash equilibrium (when few individuals receive information) if and only if the sample size is greater than one.

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Paper provided by University of Bonn, Germany in its series Discussion Paper Serie B with number 427.

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Date of revision: Mar 1998
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Keywords: single sampling; multiple sampling; improving; sequential proportional observation; replicator dynamics; aggregate monotone dynamics; Evolutionary Game Theory; Matching Pennies;

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C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
C79 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Other

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  1. Ana B. Ania, 2000. "Learning by Imitation when Playing the Field," Vienna Economics Papers 0005, University of Vienna, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. Lipatov, Vilen, 2003. "Evolution of Tax Evasion," MPRA Paper 966, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 06 Dec 2005. [Downloadable!]
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