Title: When Are Nash Equilibria Independent of the Distribution of Agents' Characteristics.
Authors: Bergstrom, Theodore C.; Varian, Hal R.
Abstract: We present some examples of Nash equilibria that are independent of the distribution of some parameter across the economic agents and describe a general theorem that characterizes this phenomenon.
Subjects: ECONOMIC equilibrium; EQUILIBRIUM; DISTRIBUTION (Economic theory); ECONOMICS; PHYSICAL distribution of goods; THEORY; AGENT (Philosophy); SOCIAL sciences
Publication: Review of Economic Studies, 1985, Vol 52, Issue 4, p715
ISSN: 0034-6527
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.2307/2297742

When Are Nash Equilibria Independent of the Distribution of Agents' Characteristics.

Bergstrom, Theodore C.; Varian, Hal R.