Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/81089 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers No. 468
Publisher: 
Bielefeld University, Institute of Mathematical Economics (IMW), Bielefeld
Abstract: 
We study symmetric play in a class of repeated games when players are patient. We show that, while the use of symmetric strategy profiles essentially does not restrict the set of feasible payoffs, the set of equilibrium payoffs is an interesting proper subset of the feasible and individually rational set. We also provide a theory of how rational individuals play these games, identifying particular strategies as focal through the considerations of Pareto optimality and simplicity. We report experiments that support many aspects of this theory.
Subjects: 
symmetry
repeated games
focal points
experiments
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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