Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/43758 
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Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers No. 402
Publisher: 
Bielefeld University, Institute of Mathematical Economics (IMW), Bielefeld
Abstract: 
We analyse finite two player games in which agents maximize given arbitrary private payoffs which we call ideologies. We define an equilibrium concept and prove existence. Based on this setup, a monotone evolutionary dynamic governs the distribution of ideologies within the population. For any finite 2 player normal form game we show that there is an open set of ideologies being not equivalent to the objective payoffs that is not selected against by evolutionary monotonic dynamics. If the game has a strict equilibrium set, we show stability of non-equivalent ideologies. We illustrate these results for generic 2 × 2-games.
Subjects: 
Dynamic stability
Evolution of preferences
Imitation dynamics
JEL: 
C72
C73
D82
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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