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Markov-perfect Nash equilibria in a class of resource games

Gerhard Sorger
- 18 Jan 1998 - 
- Vol. 11, Iss: 1, pp 79-100
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In this paper, a general model of non-cooperating agents exploiting a renewable resource is considered, and it is shown that there exists a continuum of Markov-perfect Nash equilibria (MPNE).
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A general model of non-cooperating agents exploiting a renewable resource is considered. Assuming that the resource is sufficiently productive we prove that there exists a continuum of Markov-perfect Nash equilibria (MPNE). Although these equilibria lead to over-exploitation one can approximate the efficient solution by MPNE both in the state space and the payoff space. Furthermore, we derive a necessary and sufficient condition for maximal exploitation of the resource to qualify as a MPNE. This condition is satisfied if there are sufficiently many players, or if the players are sufficiently impatient, or if the capacity of each player is sufficiently high.

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