Contributions

  • Egorov, Georgy, 1979- - Contributor
  • Sonin, Konstantin - Contributor
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics - Contributor

Publication

2009 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

6,500 words, Guess

Page Count

26 pages

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Description

We propose two related equilibrium refinements for voting and agenda-setting games. Sequentially Weakly Undominated Equilibrium (SWUE) and Markov Trembling Hand Perfect Equilibrium (MTHPE), and show how these equilibrium concepts eliminate non-intuitive equilibria that arise naturally in dynamic voting games and games in which random or deterministic sequences of agenda-setters make offers to several players. We establish existence of these equilibria in finite and infinite (for MTHPE) games, provide a characterization of the structure of equilibria, and clarify the relationship between the two concepts. Finally, we show how these concepts can be applied in a dynamic model of endogenous club formation. Keywords: voting, agenda-setting games, Markov trembling-hand perfect equilibrium. JEL Classifications: D72, C73.

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Series Statement

  • Working paper series / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics -- working paper 09-26
  • Working paper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics) -- no. 09-26.

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