Evolutionary Game Theory question

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Homework Statement

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The Attempt at a Solution

I can do Q2.3 and get the payoff matrix given when V=4 and C=6.

For Q2.4a I get

E_{H,x}=-x_{H}+4x_{D}+x_{B}
E_{D,x}=2x_{D}+x_{B}
E_{B,x}=-0.5x_{H}+3x_{D}+2x_{B}.

For Q2.4b I normalize the payoff matrix to get

\[ \left( \begin{array}{ccc}<br /> 0 &amp; 2 &amp; -0.5 \\<br /> 1 &amp; 0 &amp; -1 \\<br /> 0.5 &amp; 1 &amp; 0 \end{array} \right)\]

Now comes the problems.

For an ESS we must have

E_{H,x}=E_{D,x}=E_{B,x} (*)

By using the normalized matrix we can rewrite these as

E_{H,x}=2x_{D}-0.5x_{B}
E_{D,x}=x_{H}-x_{B}
E_{B,x}=0.5x_{H}+x_{D}.

Let x=(h,d,b) be our interior ESS, then by (*) we have

2d - 0.5b = 0.5h + d and h - b = 0.5h + d .

The first of these can be rearranged to give h=2d-b while the second can be rearranged to give h=2d+2b. Clearly these can only both be satisfied when b=0. But this contradicts the fact that x=(h,d,b) is an interior ESS. Hence there can be no interior ESS's.

Now that seemed correct to me, but it doesn't tie-in with Q2.4c. This question claims that the only ESS is the pure strategy B. By considering the H-D subgame I get an ESS at (2/3,1/3,0).

Assuming the question is written correctly, where am I going wrong?

Thanks for any help!

 

[kidsmoker]

Anyone? :-(