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Vladimir_Nesov comments on Econ/Game theory question - Less Wrong Discussion

12 Post author: Psychohistorian 11 May 2011 08:17PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 12 May 2011 09:04:28PM 0 points [-]

Strictly as formulated, this is not an ultimatum game, for ultimatum game specifies a particular protocol: one player proposes a price, the other has one chance of accepting or rejecting. The post assumes no such restriction, the players could for example go through 100 bargaining iterations of any nature, such as usually proposed in various bargaining protocols.

Comment author: shokwave 13 May 2011 04:57:51AM 1 point [-]

But as long as the payment itself is not iterated (ie there is still only one easement) then at any point during the bargaining both players can make more money for themselves by pushing for more money.