Rationalizability under Uncertainty using Imprecise Probabilities ̊
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چکیده
The notion of imprecise probability can be viewed as a generalization of the traditional notion of probability. Several theories and models of imprecise probability have been suggested in the literature as more appropriate representations of uncertainty in the context of single-agent decision making. In this paper I investigate the question of how such models can be incorporated into the traditional game-theoretic framework. In the spirit of rationalizability, I present two new solution concept called Γ-maximin rationalizability and E-rationalizability. They are intended to capture the idea that each player models the other players as decision makers who all employ Γ-maximin or Eadmissibility as their decision rules. Some properties of these concept such as existence conditions and the relationships with rationalizability are studied.
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