b. 1962
Pierpaolo Battigalli is an Italian economist and game theorist known for his foundational work on epistemic game theory, particularly the analysis of beliefs, rationality, and strategic reasoning in dynamic games. He is a professor at Bocconi University and has made significant contributions to understanding how players form and revise beliefs during sequential interactions.
Developed the theory of strong rationalizability and belief revision in dynamic games
Co-authored foundational work on epistemic conditions for forward and backward induction
Advanced the framework of conditional probability systems for analyzing sequential rationality
Contributed to the integration of psychological game theory with epistemic foundations
Established rigorous models of plausibility orderings and belief hierarchies in extensive-form games
The difference in conclusions between Aumann (1995) and Stalnaker (1998) is due to differing models of belief revision upon deviation from the backward induction path
claimPlausibility updates in sequential games during actual play differ in interpretation from plausibility updates used in pregame deliberation for Backward Induction.
The difference in conclusions between Aumann (1995) and Stalnaker (1998) is due to differing models of belief revision upon deviation from the backward induction path
claimPlausibility updates in sequential games during actual play differ in interpretation from plausibility updates used in pregame deliberation for Backward Induction.