Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/221329 
Year of Publication: 
1990
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 970
Publisher: 
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science, Evanston, IL
Abstract: 
We consider equilibrium selection in 2x2 bimatrix games with two strict Nash equilibria in a random matching framework. The players seek to maximize the discounted payoffs, but are restricted to make a short run commitment. Modeling the friction this way yields equilibrium dynamics of the behavior patters in the society. We define and characterize an absorbing and globally attractive state in this dynamics. It is shown that, as friction becomes arbitrarily small, a strict Nash equilibrium outcome becomes unique absorbing and globally attractive if and only if it satisfies the Harsanyi/Selton notion of risk-dominance criterion.
Subjects: 
Equilibrim Selection
Random Matching Games
risk-dominance
JEL: 
C72
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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