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Correlated equilibrium in games with incomplete information revisited

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A mistake in “Five legitimate definitions of correlated equilibrium in games with incomplete information” motivates a re-examination of some extensions of the solution concept that Aumann introduced.

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  • FORGES, Françoise, 2006. "Correlated equilibrium in games with incomplete information revisited," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2006041, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
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