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Equilibria in Random and Bayesian Games with a Continuum of Players

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Equilibrium Theory in Infinite Dimensional Spaces

Part of the book series: Studies in Economic Theory ((ECON.THEORY,volume 1))

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We prove random Nash equilibrium existence theorems as well as Bayesian Nash equilibrium existence results for games with a measure space of players.

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Balder, E.J., Yannelis, N.C. (1991). Equilibria in Random and Bayesian Games with a Continuum of Players. In: Khan, M.A., Yannelis, N.C. (eds) Equilibrium Theory in Infinite Dimensional Spaces. Studies in Economic Theory, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07071-0_17

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