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An N-person war of attrition with the possibility of a non-compromising type

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  • Kambe, Shinsuke

    (Department of Economics, Gakushuin University)

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This paper studies an N-person war of attrition which needs one exit for its ending. An N-person war of attrition is qualitatively different from its two-person version. Only in the former, the set of players who are actively engaged in a war of attrition may change over time. We introduce the possibility of a non-compromising type and characterize the unique equilibrium by identifying which players are actively involved in a war of attrition at each moment. We examine who is likely to exit and when the war of attrition ends quickly. As the leading example, we study how a group selects a volunteer in a dynamic setting.

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  • Kambe, Shinsuke, 2019. "An N-person war of attrition with the possibility of a non-compromising type," Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 14(3), July.
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    Keywords

    War of attrition; unique equilibrium;

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    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory

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