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An axiomatization of minimal curb sets

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  • Voorneveld, Mark

    (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics)

  • Kets, Willemien

    (Department of Econometrics and Operations Research)

  • Norde, Henk

    (Department of Econometrics and Operations Research)

Abstract

Norde et al. [Games Econ. Behav. 12 (1996) 219] proved that none of the equilibrium concepts in the literature on equilibrium selection in finite strategic games satisfying existence is consistent. A transition to set-valued solution concepts overcomes the inconsistency problem: there is a multiplicity of consistent set-valued solution concepts that satisfy nonemptiness and recommend utility maximization in one-player games. The minimal curb sets of Basu and Weibull [Econ. Letters 36 (1991) 141] constitute one such solution concept; they are axiomatized in this article.

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  • Voorneveld, Mark & Kets, Willemien & Norde, Henk, 2005. "An axiomatization of minimal curb sets," SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 589, Stockholm School of Economics, revised 23 Mar 2005.
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