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Mixed Equilibria in Games of Strategic Complements Are Unstable

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  • Echenique, Federico
  • Edlin, Aaron

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In games with strict strategic complementarities, properly mixed Nash equilibria--equilibria that are not in pure strategies--are unstable for a broad class of learning dynamics.
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  • Echenique, Federico & Edlin, Aaron, 2002. "Mixed Equilibria in Games of Strategic Complements Are Unstable," Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt1gr638d8, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley.
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    Keywords

    mixed-strategy equilibrium; learning; supermodular games; strategic complementaries; equilibrium selection; Social and Behavioral Sciences;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games

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