Theoretical Economics, Volume 11, Number 2 (May 2016)

Theoretical Economics 11 (2016), 411–453


The folk theorem with imperfect public information in continuous time

Benjamin Bernard, Christoph Frei

Abstract


We prove a folk theorem for multiplayer games in continuous time when players observe a public signal distorted by Brownian noise. The proof is based on a rigorous foundation for such continuous-time multiplayer games. We study in detail the relation between behaviour and mixed strategies, and the role of public randomization to move continuously across games within the same model.

Keywords: Folk theorem, repeated games, continuous time, imperfect observability

JEL classification: C73

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