Discriminatory Solutions for (n,n-2)-Games.

Abstract

An (n,m)-game is an n-person game in which all coalitions with less than m players are not vital. A p-discriminatory solution to a game is a von Neumann-Morgenstern stable set solution in which some p players always receive fixed payoffs. In the paper, necessary and sufficient conditions are given for an arbitrary (n,n-2)-game to have a k-discriminatory solution. These conditions are used to characterize all 2-discriminatory solutions for 4-person games, and for the simple (n,n-2)-games in which all coalitions with at least n-2 players are winning coalitions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0757667

Entities

People

  • Robert James Weber

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Game Theory.