Universality of Nash components

B-Tier
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
Year: 2014
Volume: 86
Issue: C
Pages: 67-76

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

We show that Nash equilibrium components are universal for the collection of connected polyhedral sets. More precisely for every polyhedral set we construct a so-called binary game—a game where all players have two pure strategies and a common utility function with values either zero or one—whose success set (the set of strategy profiles where the maximal payoff of one is indeed achieved) is homeomorphic to the given polyhedral set. Since compact semi-algebraic sets can be triangulated, a similar result follows for the collection of connected compact semi-algebraic sets.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:gamebe:v:86:y:2014:i:c:p:67-76
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24