Decision Sciences
8 years ago

Cooperation doomed in long-term games, no matter how patient players are

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Cooperation cannot be sustained in a discounted repeated prisoners' dilemma with patient short and long run players
Oğuz Mustafa Afacan, Mehmet Barlo

Paper Summary

The study looked at a game where players make choices that affect each other over time. They found that even with patient players, cooperation is not sustainable in the long run. This means that even if players try to work together, they will eventually stop cooperating.

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