Regime change games with an active defender

B-Tier
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
Year: 2021
Volume: 129
Issue: C
Pages: 96-113

Authors (2)

Jann, Ole (Oxford University) Schottmüller, Christoph (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

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

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We analyze a regime change game in which an active defender can invest in costly, unobservable defenses. We show that if there are sufficiently many potential attackers, the game has a unique Nash equilibrium in which the defender chooses to have almost no defenses and attacks almost never occur. This provides a new perspective on coordination problems and the necessity of refinements in regime change games.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:gamebe:v:129:y:2021:i:c:p:96-113
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25