Theoretical modeling demonstrates cooperative payoffs in symmetric dilemma games, indicating that strategic delegation sustains mutual cooperation.
In this paper we introduce two refinements of Nash equilibria for extensive form games: the quasi-stable equilibrium and the stable equilibrium. We then introduce the general strategic game with delegates and study new solutions in that context. We apply the new solution concepts to symmetric -player games in which each player has two strategies. The main conclusion is that, in the prisoner’s dilemma, if the punishment payoff is sufficient, both players obtain the cooperative payoff when they choose strategically altruistic delegates.
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Luciano Méndez‐Naya (2025) studied this question.
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