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A classification of weakly acyclic games

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  • Krzysztof Apt
  • Sunil Simon

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Weakly acyclic games form a natural generalization of the class of games that have the finite improvement property (FIP). In such games one stipulates that from any initial joint strategy some finite improvement path exists. We classify weakly acyclic games using the concept of a scheduler introduced in Simon and Apt (Choosing products in social networks, 2012 ). We also show that finite games that can be solved by the iterated elimination of never best response strategies are weakly acyclic. Finally, we explain how the schedulers allow us to improve the bounds on finding a Nash equilibrium in a weakly acyclic game. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Krzysztof Apt & Sunil Simon, 2015. "A classification of weakly acyclic games," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 78(4), pages 501-524, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:theord:v:78:y:2015:i:4:p:501-524
    DOI: 10.1007/s11238-014-9436-1
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