Arbeitspapier

Strongly Symmetric Equilibria in Bandit Games

This paper studies strongly symmetric equilibria (SSE) in continuous-time games of strategic experimentation with Poisson bandits. SSE payoffs can be studied via two functional equations similar to the HJB equation used for Markov equilibria. This is valuable for three reasons. First, these equations retain the tractability of Markov equilibrium, while allowing for punishments and rewards: the best and worst equilibrium payoff are explicitly solved for. Second, they capture behavior of the discrete-time game: as the period length goes to zero in the discretized game, the SSE payoff set converges to their solution. Third, they encompass a large payoff set: there is no perfect Bayesian equilibrium in the discrete-time game with frequent interactions with higher asymptotic efficiency.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 469

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games; Repeated Games
Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
Thema
Two-Armed Bandit
Bayesian Learning
Strategic Experimentation
Strongly Symmetric Equilibrium

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Hörner, Johannes
Klein, Nicolas
Rady, Sven
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
(wo)
München
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.21389
Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-21389-8
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Hörner, Johannes
  • Klein, Nicolas
  • Rady, Sven
  • Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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