<p>I am finishing my thesis on a signalling model in which I characterize the perfect bayesian equilibria of the game. However, I find that my final expressions are too mathematical and that the intuition behind them is not so visual in their current form. I would like to sample the distributions and choose values for the parameters to observe what happens and which equilibrium appears but I cannot imagine what kind of figures I could use to do so.</p>
<p>Do you have any advice or examples of applied-theory papers where they use some figures that truly help to understand the mechanisms in play ?</p>
<p>Thank you !</p>

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2024-05-28T16:16:40.763Z
Can you provide a bit more context? What figures you ought to use depend heavily on the results you find, whether you have unique equilbria, etc.
Brennan
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2024-05-29T04:37:14.473Z
Yes, the model is in sustainable finance. The game considers a firm who has set a net-zero target, there are 4 types of firms, depending on the value of a short-termism parameter of the CEO, and of the efficiency of the firm. There is uncertainty about the final value since a more efficient firm will have a higher value after reaching net-zero. The actions of the firm, are announcement of an interim-target and investing towards reaching the target. A short-termist CEO could announce the target and then green-wash if the green-washing penalties are not high enough.
Ignacio Canabal
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2024-06-05T14:43:45.377Z
Are these firms operating via a value function maximization type of process? If so, I think it would be interested to show some sort of reservation value for which they are indifferent between green washing and not? Im assuming this is finite time horizon?
Brennan
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2024-06-05T15:16:50.523Z
Also any sensitivity analysis is good. What happens to this reservation value or the amount of green-washing as you vary the short-termism parameter (I guess this amounts to just showing your 4 types). You could also show how the efficiency draws matter (I am assuming it is stochastic). Are your 4 types high/low combinations of short-termism and efficiency? You could also vary each of them continuously and plot the results.
Brennan
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What kind of figures are insightful in game theory?
Ignacio Canabal
# What kind of figures are insightful in game theory?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-05-28)

I am finishing my thesis on a signalling model in which I characterize the perfect bayesian equilibria of the game. However, I find that my final expressions are too mathematical and that the intuition behind them is not so visual in their current form. I would like to sample the distributions and choose values for the parameters to observe what happens and which equilibrium appears but I cannot imagine what kind of figures I could use to do so.

Do you have any advice or examples of applied-theory papers where they use some figures that truly help to understand the mechanisms in play ?

Thank you !

**Tags:** game-theory, bayesian-game, signaling, extensive-games

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you provide a bit more context? What figures you ought to use depend heavily on the results you find, whether you have unique equilbria, etc.  
> **username_0**: Yes, the model is in sustainable finance. The game considers a firm who has set a net-zero target, there are 4 types of firms, depending on the value of a short-termism parameter of the CEO, and of the efficiency of the firm. There is uncertainty about the final value since a more efficient firm will have a higher value after reaching net-zero. The actions of the firm, are announcement of an interim-target and investing towards reaching the target. A short-termist CEO could announce the target and then green-wash if the green-washing penalties are not high enough.  
> **username_1**: Are these firms operating via a value function maximization type of process? If so, I think it would be interested to show some sort of reservation value for which they are indifferent between green washing and not? Im assuming this is finite time horizon?  
> **username_1**: Also any sensitivity analysis is good. What happens to this reservation value or the amount of green-washing as you vary the short-termism parameter (I guess this amounts to just showing your 4 types). You could also show how the efficiency draws matter (I am assuming it is stochastic). Are your 4 types high/low combinations of short-termism and efficiency? You could also vary each of them continuously and plot the results.  

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