聚点理论及其发展

经济理论与经济管理 ›› 2007, Vol. ›› Issue (2): 37-41.

聚点理论及其发展

李军林

中国人民大学经济学院, 北京, 100872

收稿日期:2006-11-16 出版日期:2007-02-16 发布日期:2012-03-01
基金资助:
中国人民大学“十五”“211工程”资助项目

Received:2006-11-16 Online:2007-02-16 Published:2012-03-01

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 1960年,谢林(Schelling)首次出版了为他获得诺贝尔经济学奖并体现其重要思想的著作《冲突的策略》(The Strategg of Conflict)。^[1]在这本著作中,谢林提出了著名的“聚点”(focal point)概念。在谢林看来,聚点可以解释为博弈局的所有行为人都认可的历史的、文化的或者其他的一些具有突显特征(property of salience)的偶然因素。当博弈行为人之间没有正式的信息交流时,他们存在于其中的“环境”往往可以提供某种暗示(clue),使得他们不约而同地选择与各自的条件相称的策略(聚点),从而达到均衡。

李军林. 聚点理论及其发展[J]. 经济理论与经济管理, 2007, (2): 37-41.

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