Working paper

Equilibrium (non-)Existence in Games with Competing Principals

Andrea Attar, Eloisa Campioni, and Gwenaël Piaser

Abstract

We study competing-mechanism games, in which multiple principals contract with multiple agents. We reconsider the issue of non-existence of an equilibrium as first raised by Myerson (1982). In the context of his example, we establish the existence of a perfect Bayesian equilibrium. We clarify that Myerson (1982)’s non-existence result is an implication of the additional requirement he imposes, that each principal selects his preferred continuation equilibrium in the agents’ game.

Keywords

Competing Mechanisms; Equilibrium Existence;

JEL codes

  • D82: Asymmetric and Private Information • Mechanism Design

Reference

Andrea Attar, Eloisa Campioni, and Gwenaël Piaser, Equilibrium (non-)Existence in Games with Competing Principals, TSE Working Paper, n. 22-1364, September 2022.

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TSE Working Paper, n. 22-1364, September 2022