We identify the core as an appealing stability concept of cooperative game theory, but argue that the non … we call H-game and show that strong Nash equilibria coalition structures in this game are identical to ?- and ?-core … stable coalition structures. Second, as a by-product of the definition of the H-game, we develop an extension called an I …

theory. …

This paper compares stability of international environmental agreements for six different rules of coalition formation …

the efficient coalition structure is stable in terms of the coalition formation theory. It is assumed that coalitions can … coalitions) and a coalition may deviate if and only if it stands to gain from it. It is then shown that subsequent to a deviation … by a coalition, the nonmembers will have incentives to break apart into singletons, as is assumed in the definition of …

show the equivalence between the set of pairwise stable matchings and the set of matchings generated by coalition …

from the standard assumption of joint welfare maximization of coalition members, implying ambitious abatement targets and …