On the existence of maximal elements: An impossibility theorem

Nikolai Kukushkin ()

Game Theory and Information from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Most properties of binary relations considered in the decision literature can be expressed as the impossibility of certain ``configurations.'' There exists no condition of this form which would hold for a binary relation on a subset of a finite-dimensional Euclidean space if and only if the relation admits a maximal element on every nonempty compact subset of its domain.

Keywords: Binary relation; Maximal element; Necessary and sufficient condition; Potential games (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2005-09-28
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