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Non-cooperative Games (Equilibrium Existence)

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This article provides a brief overview of equilibrium existence results for continuous and discontinuous non-cooperative games.

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Reny, P.J. (2018). Non-cooperative Games (Equilibrium Existence). In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_2572

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