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The Deadlist of Games: A Model of the Duel

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  • Eliane Catilina

    (American University)

  • Robert E. Wright

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Recent historical research indicates that ritualistic dueling had a rational basis. Basically, under certain social and economic conditions, individuals must fight in order to maintain their personal credit and social standing. A model of the duel, therefore, can be constructed. We model the duel as a two--players sequential game. This paper shows that the optimal strategy of each player depends upon the value of three parameters, namely, ``cost of fighting,'' ``cost of shame'', and ``value of courage.''

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  • Eliane Catilina & Robert E. Wright, 2002. "The Deadlist of Games: A Model of the Duel," General Economics and Teaching 0207001, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Kurisu, Tadashi, 1991. "On a Duel with Time Lag and Arbitrary Accuracy Functions," International Journal of Game Theory, Springer;Game Theory Society, vol. 19(4), pages 375-405.
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