Shapley's "2 by 2" theorem for game forms

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• Nikolai S. Kukushkin

() (Russian Academy of Sciences, Dorodnicyn Computing Center)

Abstract

If a finite two person game form has the property that every 2-by-2 fragment is Nash consistent, then no derivative game admits an individual improvement cycle.

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• Nikolai S. Kukushkin, 2007. "Shapley's "2 by 2" theorem for game forms," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 3(33), pages 1-5.
• Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-07c70017
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Cited by:

1. Endre Boros & Khaled Elbassioni & Vladimir Gurvich & Kazuhisa Makino & Vladimir Oudalov, 2016. "Sufficient conditions for the existence of Nash equilibria in bimatrix games in terms of forbidden $$2 \times 2$$ 2 × 2 subgames," International Journal of Game Theory, Springer;Game Theory Society, vol. 45(4), pages 1111-1131, November.

JEL classification:

• C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory

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