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On dynamic games with randomly arriving players

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  • Pierre Bernhard

    (BIOCORE team, INRIA Sophia Antipolis-Méditerranée)

  • Marc Deschamps

    (CRESE, BETA-CNRS and OFCE-Sciences Po., Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté)

Abstract

We consider a dynamic game where additional players (assumed identical, even if there will be a mild departure from that hypothesis) join the game randomly according to a Bernoulli process. The problem solved here is that of computing their expected payoff as a function of time and the number of players present when they arrive, if the strategies are given. We consider both a finite horizon game and an infinite horizon, discounted game. As illustrations, we discuss some examples relating to oligopoly theory (Cournot, Stackelberg, cartel).

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  • Pierre Bernhard & Marc Deschamps, 2015. "On dynamic games with randomly arriving players," Working Papers 2015-13, CRESE.
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    Keywords

    Dynamic game; Bernoulli process of entry; Oligopoly;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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