Berge equilibria and the equilibria of the altruistic game

A. Zapata (), A. M. Mármol () and L. Monroy ()
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A. Zapata: Universidad de Sevilla
A. M. Mármol: Universidad de Sevilla
L. Monroy: Universidad de Sevilla

TOP: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, 2024, vol. 32, issue 1, No 4, 83-105

Abstract: Abstract Berge’s notion of equilibrium represents a complementary alternative to the Nash equilibrium when modeling socioeconomic behavior and human interactions. While the notion of Nash equilibrium is based on self-interest, as players seek to maximize their own payoffs given the action of the other players, the idea behind Berge equilibrium is mutual support, as given the action of one of the players, all others select their actions looking for her best interest. However, because of the demanding conditions involved, the existence of Berge equilibria is rarely guaranteed. In this paper, we propose vector-valued normal-form games as a unified framework in which to study and extend the concept of Berge equilibrium. Based on the equilibria of the so-called altruistic game, we introduce new equilibrium concepts which constitute different relaxations of Berge’s notion, although they still retain the underlying idea of mutual support. We establish the links between these new equilibria, Nash equilibrium, Berge equilibrium, and other related concepts already existing in the literature. Our approach has the advantage that it permits the incorporation of preference information to identify the equilibria which are consistent with different altruistic attitudes of the players.

Keywords: Berge equilibria; Nash equilibria; Altruistic equilibria; Preference information; 91A06; 91A10; 90C29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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