Pure Bayesian Nash equilibrium for Bayesian games with multidimensional vector types and linear payoffs
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Author(s)
Huot, Sébastien
Edalat, Abbas
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this work, we study n-agent Bayesian games with m-dimensional vector types and linear payoffs, also called linear multidimensional Bayesian games. This class of games is equivalent with n-agent, m-game uniform multigames. We distinguish between games that have a discrete type space and those with a continuous type space. More specifically, we are interested in the existence of pure Bayesian Nash equilibriums for such games and efficient algorithms to find them. For continuous priors, we suggest a methodology to perform Nash equilibrium searches in simple cases. For discrete priors, we present algorithms that can handle two-action and two-player games efficiently. We introduce the core concept of threshold strategy and, under some mild conditions, we show that these games have at least one pure Bayesian Nash equilibrium. We illustrate our results with several examples like the double-game prisoner’s dilemma (DGPD), the game of chicken, and the sustainable adoption decision problem (SADP).
Date Issued
2025-07-14
Date Acceptance
2025-07-04
Citation
Games, 2025, 16 (4)
ISSN
2073-4336
Publisher
MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
Games
Volume
16
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Identifier
10.3390/g16040037
Subjects
multigame
Bayesian
linear payoff
multidimensional
pure Bayesian Nash equilibrium
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 37