Trees and extensive forms

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Theory
Year: 2008
Volume: 143
Issue: 1
Pages: 216-250

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2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

This paper addresses the question of what it takes to obtain a well-defined extensive form game. Without relying on simplifying finiteness or discreteness assumptions, we characterize the class of game trees for which all pure strategy combinations induce unique outcomes. The generality of the set-up covers "exotic" cases, like stochastic games or decision problems in continuous time (differential games). We find that the latter class, though a well-defined problem, fails this test.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jetheo:v:143:y:2008:i:1:p:216-250
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24