THE KERNAL AND BARGAINING SET FOR CONVEX GAMES

Abstract

In game theory, a convex game is a competitive situation characterized by increasing marginal utility for coalition membership as coalitions grow larger. The core of any n-person game is the set of outcomes that cannot profitably be blocked by a coalition. For the case of convex games, two other solution concepts--the kernel and the bargaining set--prove to be closely related to the core. The kernel lies in the relative interior of the core, and the bargaining set coincides with the core. RM-4571-PR, which introduced the convex game, showed that the core is similarly related to two other solution concepts: the value solution is the center of gravity of the extreme points of the core, and the Von Neumann-Morgenstern stable set solution coincides with the core.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0657332

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  • B. Peleg
  • Lloyd Shapley
  • M. Maschler

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  • RAND Corporation

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  • Bargaining
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  • Cooperative Games
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