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Mutually acceptable courses of action

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  • Sudheer Gupta
  • Xiao Luo

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  • Joseph Greenberg & Sudheer Gupta & Xiao Luo, 2009. "Mutually acceptable courses of action," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 40(1), pages 91-112, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:40:y:2009:i:1:p:91-112
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-008-0349-5
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    Keywords

    Extensive games; Perfection; Course of action; Self-confirming equilibrium; Rationalizability; Strategic contracts; C70; C72;
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    JEL classification:

    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games

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