Solving Dilemma Games with Evolving Conditional Commitments

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Authors: Jörg Oechssler
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Abstract

I study a formal mechanism that can sustain Pareto optimality in a new and very broad class of dilemma games. In the absence of a central authority that could enforce multilateral agreements, the mechanism is based on binding unilateral commitments, which condition a player's (possibly multidimensional) contribution on other players' contributions. I show that unexploitable better response dynamics converge to Pareto optimal contributions when the game is played recurrently.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Game Theory and Applications Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

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Journal / source
heiDOK (Heidelberg University)
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN