TY - JOUR
T1 - Perfect Bayesian equilibrium and sequential equilibrium
AU - Fudenberg, Drew
AU - Tirole, Jean
N1 - Funding Information:
National Science Foundation Grants SES-8609697, SES-8697619, Taussig Visiting Professorship at Harvard University is gratefully David Kreps for prompting us to write this paper, an anonymous comments, and Dimitri Vayanos for research assistance. We are the associate editor, whose suggestions led us to Propositrons 5.1
PY - 1991/4
Y1 - 1991/4
N2 - We introduce a formal definition of perfect Bayesian equilibrium (PBE) for multi-period games with observed actions. In a PBE, (P) the strategies form a Bayesian equilibrium for each continuation game, given the specified beliefs, and (B) beliefs are updated from period to period in accordance with Bayes rule whenever possible, and satisfy a "no-signaling-what-you-don't-know" condition. PBE is equivalent to sequential equilibrium if each player has only two types, or there are only two periods, but differs otherwise. Equivalence is restored by requiring that (B) apply to the relative probabilities of types with posterior probability zero.
AB - We introduce a formal definition of perfect Bayesian equilibrium (PBE) for multi-period games with observed actions. In a PBE, (P) the strategies form a Bayesian equilibrium for each continuation game, given the specified beliefs, and (B) beliefs are updated from period to period in accordance with Bayes rule whenever possible, and satisfy a "no-signaling-what-you-don't-know" condition. PBE is equivalent to sequential equilibrium if each player has only two types, or there are only two periods, but differs otherwise. Equivalence is restored by requiring that (B) apply to the relative probabilities of types with posterior probability zero.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-0531(91)90155-W
DO - 10.1016/0022-0531(91)90155-W
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000090836
SN - 0022-0531
VL - 53
SP - 236
EP - 260
JO - Journal of Economic Theory
JF - Journal of Economic Theory
IS - 2
ER -