Collaborative Research: Communication and Coalitional Behavior

博弈论中最令人困惑的问题之一是如何 分析潜在的偏离均衡的联盟， 玩家 这个项目将采取一种“新词”的方法， 问题，即明确地模拟谈判声明， 来研究他们的可信度 根据其他人的想法， 是如此强大，即使在两个玩家的游戏，它迫使一个在一些 案例从均衡分析撤退到合理化 模式 但在这种情况下，额外的“自然语言”假设 必须公式化，否则新词总是无能为力（除非 一个玩家被人为地静音）。 这项研究的潜在应用是无限的： 联盟形成的理论进展有待于 许多应用领域的研究人员，包括工业 组织、法律与经济、金融和国际贸易。 该项目还承诺在理解的重要见解 沟通，信号和重新谈判的作用， 社会环境

One of the most perplexing questions of game theory is how to analyze potential deviations from an equilibrium by a coalition of players. This project will take a "neologistic" approach to the problem, that is, to model negotiating statements explicitly, and to study their credibility. Based on ideas of others, the approach is so powerful that even in two player games, it forces one in some cases to retreat from equilibrium analysis to a rationalizable mode. But in such cases, additional "natural language" assumptions must be formulated, or else neologisms are always impotent (unless one player is artificially silenced). The potential applications to this research are unlimited: theoretical progress on coalition formation is awaited by researchers in many applied fields, including industrial organization, law and economics, finance, and international trade. The project also promises important insight in the understanding of the roles of communication, signalling and renegotiation in social settings.