Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
The contest-theoretic literature on the attack and defense of networks of targets focuses primarily on pure-strategy Nash equilibria. Hausken's 2008 European Journal of Operational Research article typifies this approach, and many of the models in this literature either build upon this model or utilize similar techniques. We show that Hausken's characterization of Nash equilibrium is invalid for much of the parameter space examined and provides necessary conditions for his solution to hold. The complete characterization of mixed-strategy equilibria remains an open problem, although there exist solutions in the literature for special prominent cases.
Recommended Citation
Kovenock, Dan, and Brian Roberson. "Strategic defense and attack for series and parallel reliability systems: comment." Defence and Peace Economics 23.5 (2012): 507-515.
doi: 10.1080/10242694.2012.660606
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
Taylor & Francis
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Defence and Peace Economicsin 2012. DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2012.660606