Solution of Traveler's Dilemma

• Autorzy: Gabriela Osiecka , Maciej Jasiński
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Aim: The aim of the article is to show: 1) that the reasoning of perfectly rational players presented in 1994 by the author of the Traveler's Dilemma Kaushik Basu is incorrect and therefore leads to wrong conclusions, 2) how the reasoning of these players should look like and what solution it leads to. Design / Research methods: Logical analysis. Conclusions / findings: Perfectly rational Traveler's Dilemma players should use, according to game theory, so-called retrograde (iterative) induction. This is wrong, as in the set of Traveler's Dilemma games results the principle of transitivity is not met. We believe that perfectly rational players will achieve a better result when they make a random decision from a suitably limited set of decisions. After applying this method of decision making, perfectly rational players will achieve a result similar to those obtained by real players in experiments. Thus, the paradox described in the theory of games disappears, that perfectly rational players achieve worse results than real players Originality / value of the article: A new way of making decisions in the Traveler's Dilemma game. Implications of the research: A new way of making decisions in other games similar to the Traveler's Dilemma may allow to find new solutions in these games. Limitations of the research: The described decision-making method can potentially be used in decision-making situations when the following five conditions are met: 1) the set of possible decisions of each player is greater than 2, 2) the winning matrix is known to both players and both know the purpose of their choices, 3) when it is played once with an unknown opponent, 4) when both players have to make their decision without knowing the opponent's choice, 5) when there is no decision, which is a stable balance point or when it is, but its choice means that the player does not achieve a satisfying result.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Game theory; Decision making

PL

Teoria gier; Podejmowanie decyzji

• Czasopismo: Central European Review of Economics and Management
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 2
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 173--194

Twórcy

autor

Gabriela Osiecka

• WSB University in Wrocław, Poland

autor

Maciej Jasiński

• WSB University in Wrocław, Poland

Bibliografia

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DOI

10.29015/cerem.502