From d19231a719b265ea4812fbaf4dedeabfc8bf5a81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Stancsics Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:08:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add intro and conclusions to chapter 1 --- src/presentation/defense.qmd | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/presentation/defense.qmd b/src/presentation/defense.qmd index 0128362..72f499b 100644 --- a/src/presentation/defense.qmd +++ b/src/presentation/defense.qmd @@ -209,9 +209,43 @@ The value of being indispensable ## Motivation +::: {.fragment} +- Using cooperative game theory to **model bargaining** + - Has precedents in labor and IO literature + - General solution concepts are **flexible** but often **not very tractable** +::: + +::: {.fragment} +- Focus on **one indispensable player / many small players** + - Economically **relevant** + - Even general solution concepts can be **tractable** in this case +::: + +::: {.fragment} +- **Generalize** existing results + - Use **random order values** instead of the Shapley value or weighted values + - **Relax** the **indispensable player** assumption + - New results for **heterogeneous small players** +::: + ## Literature +::: {.fragment} +- **Oceanic games** (theoretical) + - Focus on fundamental questions, such as existence and uniqueness + - E.g., @milnor1978values, @hart1973values, **@fogelman1980asymptotic** + - This paper focuses on a more specific setting to derive more concrete results +::: + +::: {.fragment} +- **IO and labor economics** (applied) + - Intermediation, vertical integration, multi-sided markets, wage bargaining + - Examples of oceanic games: **@stole1996intra**, @levy1997individual + - This paper generalizes those results in a more abstract setting + - An example application is based on @armstrong2006competition +::: + ## Simplest model @@ -712,6 +746,25 @@ Weighted value with **$\lambda_1 < \lambda_2$** :::: +## Conclusion + +::: {.fragment} +- Provide a **tool-kit** for modeling **bargaining** in settings with one (few) **central player**(s) and many small ones + - Use **random order values as a general framework** + - **Relax** the **indispensable player** assumption + - **Generalize** existing results for the **heterogeneous small player case** + - Simple example application to two-sided markets (omitted here) +::: + +::: {.fragment} +- Random order values are a **convenient tool** for modeling bargaining + - **Analytically tractable** + - More **flexible** than the Shapley value or the we + - **Sensible** in terms of comparative statics +::: + + + # Chapter 2 – Application Hybrid platforms and bargaining power