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Existence results for maximum likelihood Nash equilibria for random games were given by Borm, Cao and García-Jurado, and by Voorneveld. Here we discuss the relationship of those results with ordinary existence results for Nash equilibria, a traditional subject in game theory.
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Balder, E.J. On the Existence of Maximum Likelihood Nash Equilibria. Annals of Operations Research 114, 57–70 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021049800653
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