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Learning with repeated-game strategies.

Christos A Ioannou¹, Julian Romero²

¹Department of Economics, University of Southampton Southampton, UK.

Frontiers in Neuroscience

|August 16, 2014

Summary

This study analyzed repeated-game strategies in four symmetric games. Grim-Trigger and Win-Stay, Lose-Shift strategies showed high frequency, with faster convergence leading to cooperative outcomes.

Keywords:

adaptive models experience weighted attraction model finite automata

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Area of Science:

Game Theory
Computational Social Science
Behavioral Economics

Background:

Repeated-game strategies are fundamental to understanding strategic interactions.
Previous research has explored various strategies, but their relative performance in different game contexts requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the frequency, convergence speed, and progression of repeated-game strategies in four symmetric 2x2 games.
To identify dominant strategies within specific game structures.

Main Methods:

Utilized the self-tuning Experience Weighted Attraction (EWA) model as a computational testbed.
Simulated repeated interactions across Prisoner's Dilemma, Battle of the Sexes, Stag-Hunt, and Chicken games.

Main Results:

In Prisoner's Dilemma, 'Grim-Trigger' was the most frequent strategy.
In Battle of the Sexes, cooperative alternation between Nash equilibria dominated.
'Win-Stay, Lose-Shift' and 'Grim-Trigger' were most frequent in Stag-Hunt and Chicken, respectively.
Rapid convergence correlated with cooperative outcomes; slow convergence led to non-cooperative outcomes.

Conclusions:

Strategy performance varies significantly across different game types.
Convergence speed is a key determinant of cooperative versus non-cooperative outcomes in repeated strategic interactions.