The Advantage of Moving First Versus a First-Mover Advantage

Lucía Martínez Ordóñez
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Lucía Martínez Ordóñez: Ruhr University Bochum

Chapter Chapter 5 in Military Operational Planning and Strategic Moves, 2017, pp 37-48 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In game theory, a player enjoys a first-mover advantage if he achieves a higher payoff by turning the game into a sequential one with him being the first mover, provided of course that the game can be changed in the first place. Leaving the proviso aside, once we are talking about tactics such a statement might sound obvious rather than revealing, though. Jensen (2015) argues that, if in a battle what can be seen can be hit, military actors should be primed for the offense, i.e. trying to make the first move by striking first. It holds true in particular in naval engagements and aerial dogfights, and obviously it is the lore told by countless Wild West movies: he who draws first wins.

Keywords: Nash Equilibrium; Dominant Strategy; Sequential Game; Aircraft Carrier; Defense Budget (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56108-0_5

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