Collective dynamic consistency in repeated games

B. Douglas Bernheim, Debraj Ray

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    Abstract

    We formalize the notion of collective dynamic consistency for noncooperative repeated games. Intuitively, we require that an equilibrium not prescribe any course of action in any subgame that players would jointly wish to renegotiate, given the restriction that any alternative must itself be invulnerable to subsequent deviations and renegotiation. While the appropriate definition of collective dynamic consistency is clear for finitely repeated games, serious conceptual difficulties arise when games are repeated infinitely. We investigate several alternative solution concepts, and establish existence (under reasonably general conditions) for each.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)295-326
    Number of pages32
    JournalGames and Economic Behavior
    Volume1
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Dec 1989

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Finance
    • Economics and Econometrics

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