Games of strategic complementarities: an application to Bayesian games

• Autores: Xavier Vives
• Localización: Spanish economic review, ISSN 1435-5469, Vol. 9, Nº 4, 2007, págs. 237-247
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1007/s10108-007-9027-1
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• Resumen

  • This paper provides an introduction to the theory of games of strategic complementarities, considers Bayesian games, and provides an application to global games.

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