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On the notion of perfect Bayesian equilibrium

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  • Julio González-Díaz
  • Miguel Meléndez-Jiménez

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Often, perfect Bayesian equilibrium is loosely defined by stating that players should be sequentially rational given some beliefs in which Bayes rule is applied “whenever possible.” We argue that there are situations in which it is not clear what “whenever possible” means. Then we provide an elementary definition of perfect Bayesian equilibrium for general extensive games that refines both weak perfect Bayesian equilibrium and subgame perfect equilibrium. Copyright Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa 2014

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  • Julio González-Díaz & Miguel Meléndez-Jiménez, 2014. "On the notion of perfect Bayesian equilibrium," TOP: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 22(1), pages 128-143, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:topjnl:v:22:y:2014:i:1:p:128-143
    DOI: 10.1007/s11750-011-0239-z
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