文档介绍：A Survey of
Dynamic Games
in Economics
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Surveys on
Theories in
Economics and
Business Administration
Vol.
1
A Survey of
Dynamic Games
in Economics
Ngo Van Long
McGill University, Canada
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A SURVEY OF DYNAMIC GAMES IN ECONOMICS
Surveys on Theories in Economics and Business Administration — Vol. 1
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CONTENTS
Preface xi
Introduction xiii
1. Basic Concepts 1
WhatAreDynamicGames?................. 1
Open-loop Nash Equilibirum and Markov-perfect Nash
Equilibrium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A simple transboundary pollution game in discrete
time........................... 4
Choice among equilibrium concepts . . . . . . . . . 11
Another simple dynamic game: