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Nash’s Nobel: 

Nash’s Nobel Presentation by: Andrew Smith andrewdsmith8@bw-deloitte.com

John F Nash Jr: 

John F Nash Jr 1928 - Seminal work 1950 Nobel prize 1994

Cournot Equilibrium: 

Cournot Equilibrium

Rock Paper Scissors: 

Rock Paper Scissors Zero sum game Symmetric payoffs Scissors cut paper Paper covers rock Rock sharpens scissors Losing strategies exist Randomise to avoid losing

Role Play Game: 

Role Play Game Invitation to tender to supply 10 units Bids allowed: €1 through €5 per unit in intervals of €1 Contract awarded to cheaper supplier Split 50/50 if a tie Red: production cost €1 per unit Blue: production cost €2 per unit

Game Payoffs: 

Game Payoffs 0 -10 0 10 0 0 0 20 0 30 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 10 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 0 -10 10 5 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 15 10 30 0 No bid 1 2 3 4 Red Bid (cost €1) 1 2 3 4 5 Blue bid (cost: €2) 0 -10 0 0 0 10 0 20 20 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 No bid 5

Equilibrium: 

Equilibrium 0 -10 0 10 0 0 0 20 0 30 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 10 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 0 -10 10 5 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 15 10 30 0 No bid 1 2 3 4 Red Bid (cost €1) 1 2 3 4 5 Blue bid (cost: €2) 0 -10 0 0 0 10 0 20 20 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 No bid 5

Bargaining Game: 

Bargaining Game Player A wishes to sell an asset Player B wishes to buy Third party dealer sells at €10 and buys at €5 Model negotiation between A and B Many Nash equilibria Unique Selten equilibrium

Is the Theory Correct?: 

Is the Theory Correct? Mathematically, yes But do real games converge to Nash equilibria? Difficult to specify a game and to calibrate a model My “get out of jail” card is to invoke imperfect calibration when my model fails to predict actual outcomes

(Possible) Applications: 

(Possible) Applications Auction design (eg Telecom licenses) Military / anti-terrorist Regulation / response Capital allocation Underwriting Social policy Premium cycle

Nash’s Nobel: 

Nash’s Nobel Presentation by: Andrew Smith andrewdsmith8@bw-deloitte.com