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war of attrition: a standalone construct

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war ofattrition1 CONSTRUCTWar of attritionMAYNARD SMITH · GAME THEORY

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Game theory

a contest in which rivals keep paying costs over time and the prize goes to whoever is willing to hold out longest.

In game theory, war of attrition refers to a contest in which rivals keep paying costs over time and the prize goes to whoever is willing to hold out longest. This meaning comes from Maynard Smith (1974) in Journal of Theoretical Biology.[1]

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  1. Maynard Smith, J. (1974). The theory of games and the evolution of animal conflicts. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 47(1), 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5193(74)90110-6

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