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In this paper we introduce and study {\em all-pay bidding games}, a class of two player, zero-sum games on graphs. The game proceeds as follows. We place a token on some vertex in the graph and assign budgets to the two players. Each turn,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2019-11-20 Guy Avni , Rasmus Ibsen-Jensen , Josef Tkadlec

We study two-player constant-sum Bayesian games with type-independent payoffs. Under a "completeness" statistical condition, any "identifiable'" equilibrium is an ex-post equilibrium. We apply this result to a Downsian election in which…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2025-12-22 Navin Kartik , Francesco Squintani , Katrin Tinn

We study turn-based quantitative multiplayer non zero-sum games played on finite graphs with reachability objectives. In such games, each player aims at reaching his own goal set of states as soon as possible. A previous work on this model…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2019-03-14 Thomas Brihaye , Véronique Bruyère , Julie De Pril , Hugo Gimbert

We present an analog of O'Neill's Theorem (Theorem 5.2 in [17]) for finite games, which reveals some of the structure of equilibria under payoff perturbations in finite games.

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Srihari Govindan , Rida Laraki , Lucas Pahl

We add the assumption that players know their opponents' payoff functions and rationality to a model of non-equilibrium learning in signaling games. Agents are born into player roles and play against random opponents every period.…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2020-01-16 Drew Fudenberg , Kevin He

Infinitely repeated games can support cooperative outcomes that are not equilibria in the one-shot game. The idea is to make sure that any gains from deviating will be offset by retaliation in future rounds. However, this model of…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Ratip Emin Berker , Vincent Conitzer

We introduce a model of sender-receiver stopping games, where the state of the world follows an iid--process throughout the game. At each period, the sender observes the current state, and sends a message to the receiver, suggesting either…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-07 Aditya Aradhye , János Flesch , Mathias Staudigl , Dries Vermeulen

We provide a necessary and sufficient condition under which a convex set is approachable in a game with partial monitoring, i.e.\ where players do not observe their opponents' moves but receive random signals. This condition is an extension…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2011-02-23 Vianney Perchet

We study optimal equilibria in multi-player games. An equilibrium is optimal for a player, if her payoff is maximal. A tempting approach to solving this problem is to seek optimal Nash equilibria, the standard form of equilibria where no…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2013-07-09 Anshul Gupta , Sven Schewe

We prove existence of a value for two-player zero-sum stopper vs. singular-controller games on finite-time horizon, when the underlying dynamics is one-dimensional, diffusive and bound to evolve in $[0,\infty)$. We show that the value is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-26 Andrea Bovo , Tiziano De Angelis

In this paper the set of value functions of all-possible zero-sum differential games with terminal payoff is characterized. The necessary and sufficient condition for a given function to be a value of some differential game with terminal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2008-11-12 Yurii Averboukh

In this paper we introduce the discontinuous universal feedback for the problem of Nash equilibrium in two person non-zero sum differential game. We assume that there exist functions satisfying some conditions analogous to the infinitesimal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-01-22 Yurii Averboukh

The standard game-theoretic solution concept, Nash equilibrium, assumes that all players behave rationally. If we follow a Nash equilibrium and opponents are irrational (or follow strategies from a different Nash equilibrium), then we may…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Sam Ganzfried

We conjecture that PPAD has a PCP-like complete problem, seeking a near equilibrium in which all but very few players have very little incentive to deviate. We show that, if one assumes that this problem requires exponential time, several…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Yakov Babichenko , Christos Papadimitriou , Aviad Rubinstein

We study the effect of interim feedback policies in a dynamic all-pay auction where two players bid over two stages to win a common-value prize. We show that sequential equilibrium outcomes are characterized by Cheapest Signal Equilibria,…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2025-10-28 Sumit Goel , Yiqing Yan , Jeffrey Zeidel

Mertens [In Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians (Berkeley, Calif., 1986) (1987) 1528-1577 Amer. Math. Soc.] proposed two general conjectures about repeated games: the first one is that, in any two-person zero-sum…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-03-16 Bruno Ziliotto

We study a model of two-player, zero-sum, stopping games with asymmetric information. We assume that the payoff depends on two continuous-time Markov chains (X, Y), where X is only observed by player 1 and Y only by player 2, implying that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-12-06 Fabien Gensbittel , Christine Grün

We examine sequential equilibrium in the context of computational games, where agents are charged for computation. In such games, an agent can rationally choose to forget, so issues of imperfect recall arise. In this setting, we consider…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2014-12-22 Joseph Y. Halpern , Rafael Pass

We consider a two-player zero-sum stochastic differential game in which one of the players has a private information on the game. Both players observe each other, so that the non-informed player can try to guess his missing information. Our…

Probability · Mathematics 2011-06-15 Christine Grün

This paper characterizes differentiable subgame perfect equilibria in a continuous time intertemporal decision optimization problem with non-constant discounting. The equilibrium equation takes two different forms, one of which is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Ivar Ekeland , Ali Lazrak