In his seminal work, Nash (1950) derives a solution for two-person bargaining problems, within a cooperative setup. Nash assumes that the result of disagreement is known to both players and is not stochastic. We study the same problem, where the last assumption is relaxed. We provide a set of...

We introduce a new solution concept for short-sighted players engaging in a repeated interaction: a Belief-based equilibrium (BBE). In a BBE, players optimize myopically given their beliefs which are not necessarily correct, but are not contradicted by the data. We show that, if the stage game...

This paper reports the results of a repeated all-pay auction game. The auction form used is the simplest possible, complete information, perfect recall and common value. Our main findings are that in such an auction, over-bidding is quite drastic, and the seller’s revenue depends strongly on...