
Aumann has proved that common knowledge of substantive rationality implies the backwards induction solution in games of perfect information. Stalnaker has proved that it does not. Roughly speaking, a player is substantively rational if, for all vertices in v, if the player were to reach vertex v, then the player would be rational at vertex v. It is shown here that the key difference between Aumann and Stalnaker lies in how they interpret this counterfactual. A formal model is presented that lets us capture this difference, in which both Aumann's result and Stalnaker's result are true (under appropriate assumptions).
substantive rationality, backward induction solution, common knowledge, Games in extensive form, Substantive rationality, backward induction, games of perfect information, counterfactuals, Rationality and learning in game theory, Logics of knowledge and belief (including belief change), perfect information, jel: jel:C70, jel: jel:C80
substantive rationality, backward induction solution, common knowledge, Games in extensive form, Substantive rationality, backward induction, games of perfect information, counterfactuals, Rationality and learning in game theory, Logics of knowledge and belief (including belief change), perfect information, jel: jel:C70, jel: jel:C80
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