Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
In Borel’s (1921) Colonel Blotto game two players simultaneously allocate their respective endowments of a resource across n battlefields, the higher allocation wins each battlefield, and players maximize the number of battlefields won. Here we examine two players who may form an alliance before separately competing in two disjoint Colonel Blotto games against a common adversary. Despite a lack of common interests, unilateral transfers — in a direction consistent with the exploitation hypothesis — arise for a range of parameter configurations. Such transfers alter the adversary’s strategy and the combination of the direct and strategic effects benefits both allies.
Recommended Citation
Kovenock, Dan, and Brian Roberson. "Coalitional Colonel Blotto Games with Application to the Economics of Alliances." Journal of Public Economic Theory 14 (2012): 653-676.
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9779.2012.01556.x
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
Springer
Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Public Economic Theory, 14, 2012 following peer review. The final publication is available at Springer via DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9779.2012.01556.x.