Solving dilemma games with evolving conditional commitments

I study a formal mechanism that can sustain Pareto optimality in a new and very broad class of dilemma games. In the absence of a central authority that could enforce multilateral agreements, the mechanism is based on binding unilateral commitments, which condition a playerís (possibly multidimensi...

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1. Verfasser: Oechssler, Joerg (Verfasst von)
Dokumenttyp: Buch/Monographie Arbeitspapier
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Heidelberg Heidelberg University, Department of Economics 2. Februar 2026
Schriftenreihe:AWI discussion paper series no. 770 (January 2026)
In: AWI discussion paper series (no. 770 (January 2026))

DOI:10.11588/heidok.00038034
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Verfasserangaben:Jörg Oechssler
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Zusammenfassung:I study a formal mechanism that can sustain Pareto optimality in a new and very broad class of dilemma games. In the absence of a central authority that could enforce multilateral agreements, the mechanism is based on binding unilateral commitments, which condition a playerís (possibly multidimensional) contribution on other playersí contributions. I show that unexploitable better response dynamics converge to Pareto optimal contributions when the game is played recurrently.
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DOI:10.11588/heidok.00038034