Learning in Bayesian Games with Binary Actions

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Learning in Bayesian Games with Binary Actions

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Alan Beggs

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This paper considers a simple adaptive learning rule in Bayesian games where players employ threshold strategies. Global convergence results are given for supermodular games and potentital games.

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Paper provided by University of Oxford, Department of Economics in its series Economics Series Working Papers with number 232.

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C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search, Learning, and Information

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Jakub Steiner & Colin Stewart, 2006. "Contagion through Learning," ESE Discussion Papers 151, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh, revised 10 Aug 2007. [Downloadable!]
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