Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Tilburg |
| Publisher | Operations research |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Volume | 1999-83 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Publication series
| Name | CentER Discussion Paper |
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| Volume | 1999-83 |
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Keywords
- cooperative game
- coalition formation
- potential game
- potential maximizer
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Coalition Formation and Potential Games. / Slikker, M.
Tilburg : Operations research, 1999. (CentER Discussion Paper; Vol. 1999-83).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Other research output
TY - UNPB
T1 - Coalition Formation and Potential Games
AU - Slikker, M.
N1 - Pagination: 23
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - In this paper we study the formation of coalition structures in situations described by a cooperative game. Players choose independently which coalition they want to join. The payoffs to the players are determined by an allocation rule on the underlying game and the coalition structure that results from the strategies of the players according to some formation rule. We study two well-known coalition structure formation rules. We show that for both formation rules there exists a unique component efficient allocation rule that results in a potential game and study the coalition structures resulting from potential maximizing strategy profiles.
AB - In this paper we study the formation of coalition structures in situations described by a cooperative game. Players choose independently which coalition they want to join. The payoffs to the players are determined by an allocation rule on the underlying game and the coalition structure that results from the strategies of the players according to some formation rule. We study two well-known coalition structure formation rules. We show that for both formation rules there exists a unique component efficient allocation rule that results in a potential game and study the coalition structures resulting from potential maximizing strategy profiles.
KW - cooperative game
KW - coalition formation
KW - potential game
KW - potential maximizer
M3 - Discussion paper
VL - 1999-83
T3 - CentER Discussion Paper
BT - Coalition Formation and Potential Games
PB - Operations research
CY - Tilburg
ER -