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A minimally altruistic refinement of Nash equilibrium

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  • Karagözoğlu, Emin
  • Keskin, Kerim
  • Sağlam, Çağrı

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We introduce a minimal notion of altruism and use it to refine Nash equilibria in normal form games. We provide three independent existence proofs, relate minimally altruistic Nash equilibrium to other equilibrium concepts, conduct an in-depth sensitivity analysis, and provide examples where minimally altruistic Nash equilibrium leads to improved predictions.

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  • Karagözoğlu, Emin & Keskin, Kerim & Sağlam, Çağrı, 2013. "A minimally altruistic refinement of Nash equilibrium," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 66(3), pages 422-430.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:matsoc:v:66:y:2013:i:3:p:422-430
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2013.10.003
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