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On the generic finiteness of equilibrium outcome distributions in bimatrix game forms

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  • Kukushkin, Nikolai S.
  • Litan, Cristian M.
  • Marhuenda, Francisco

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We provide an example of an outcome game form with two players for which there is an open set of utilities for both players such that, in each of the associated games, the set of Nash equilibria induces a continuum of outcome distributions.

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  • Kukushkin, Nikolai S. & Litan, Cristian M. & Marhuenda, Francisco, 2008. "On the generic finiteness of equilibrium outcome distributions in bimatrix game forms," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 139(1), pages 392-395, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jetheo:v:139:y:2008:i:1:p:392-395
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    1. Litan, Cristian & Marhuenda, Francisco & Sudhölter, Peter, 2015. "Determinacy of equilibrium in outcome game forms," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 28-32.
    2. Pimienta, Carlos, 2010. "Generic finiteness of outcome distributions for two-person game forms with three outcomes," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 59(3), pages 364-365, May.
    3. Yukio KORIYAMA & Matias Nunez, 2014. "Hybrid Procedures," THEMA Working Papers 2014-02, THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise.
    4. Litan, Cristian M. & Marhuenda, Francisco, 2012. "Determinacy of equilibrium outcome distributions for zero sum and common utility games," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 115(2), pages 152-154.
    5. Cristian Litan & Francisco Marhuenda & Peter Sudhölter, 2020. "Generic finiteness of equilibrium distributions for bimatrix outcome game forms," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 287(2), pages 801-810, April.

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    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games

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