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In game theory, the Nash equilibrium, named after the mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr., is the most common way to define the solution of a non-cooperative game involving two or more players. In a Nash equilibrium, each player is assumed to know the equilibrium strategies of the other players and no player has anything to gain by changing only. At least that is the theory! Obviously the more pigeons that are bred the better chance we have of producing that very special mutation; that has all the physical & mental features that enable it to race home quicker. This is why Europe tends to breed more champion birds than say Australia. Which two variables are common to all game theory models of aggressive contests? Contest costs and resource value Males that do not establish a territory of their own but are sometimes tolerated on a territorial male's residence in exchange for assistance in territorial defense are referred to as. In game theory, the Nash equilibrium, named after the mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr., is the most common way to define the solution of a non-cooperative game involving two or more players. In a Nash equilibrium, each player is assumed to know the equilibrium strategies of the other players and no player has anything to gain by changing only his own strategy.
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Business leaders and, indeed, people in general, differ greatly in what they are able to accomplish with given amounts of resources. Consequently, small armies led by brilliant military strategists sometimes defeat large armies commanded by unimaginative generals. Skilled poker players may be consistent winners even if, on average, they are dealt poor cards, while mediocre players usually walk away from a game as losers despite average or better cards. And one firm may fail miserably, while an apparently similar firm prospers. Luck is sometimes a decisive factor, but even more frequently, correctly forecasting the behavior of your friends or rivals and then developing an effective strategy is the key to success or failure.
Economists who consider strategic behavior4 stress that (a) a single firm's actions may affect industrial concentration, (b) dynamic decisions (decisions made over time) are invariably rational, and (c) differential information shapes firm behavior and market structure.
This first point leads to the idea that, either individually or jointly, firms often pursue strategies to bar entry into their industry; potential competition often determines incumbent firms' current pricing and output policies. For example, banks located close to each other may unite to oppose the chartering of a new bank, citing the low interest rates they charge, lack of need for another bank, their willingness and ability to accommodate all creditworthy applicants for loans, and their service to the community.
The second point is that firms, like all economic agents, make sequential rational decisions over time. What you will do in a particular situation depends on what you learned from experience after making decisions in similar situations. Firms consider the previous reactions of their rivals when planning a business strategy. Dynamic game theory models of rational decisions extend the boundaries of earlier theory.
The third point recognizes that bargaining parties may have different information about potential transactions that often affect incentives and decisions. For example, a firm's manager may know that a huge layoff is scheduled as soon as a contract is completed but may try to keep workers from looking for other jobs through false reassurances that the firm has a pending new contract to be fulfilled. This type of knowledge asymmetry is common. Traditional models that treat information as free and perfect, or that assume that all transactors share the same information base, typically yield different conclusions than models that recognize asymmetric information.
The 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to John Nash, John Harsanyi and Reinhard Selten for their pioneering work in game theory and strategic bargaining. 2359 digits
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