Approximation of nash equilibria in Bayesian games

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 23, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 965-981

  Armantier, Olivier ^a,d   Florens, Jean Pierre ^b   Richard, Jean Francois ^c  

^a Canada H3A 2T7   (Canada)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 57049186411     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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