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The von Neumann-Morgenstern stable sets for 2x2 games

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  • Iñarra García, María Elena
  • Larrea Jaurrieta, María Concepción
  • Saracho de la Torre, Ana Isabel

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We analyze the von Neumann and Morgenstern stable sets for the mixed extension of 2 2 games when only single profitable deviations are allowed. We show that the games without a strict Nash equilibrium have a unique vN&M stable set and otherwise they have infinite sets.

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  • Iñarra García, María Elena & Larrea Jaurrieta, María Concepción & Saracho de la Torre, Ana Isabel, 2012. "The von Neumann-Morgenstern stable sets for 2x2 games," IKERLANAK 1576-1857, Universidad del País Vasco - Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I.
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