The Zero Regrets Algorithm: Optimizing over Pure Nash Equilibria via Integer Programming
Gabriele Dragotto, Rosario Scatamacchia
INFORMS Journal on Computing · 2023 · Volume 35 · Issue 5
Abstract
Designing efficient algorithms to compute Nash equilibria poses considerable challenges in algorithmic game theory and optimization. In this work, we employ integer programming techniques to compute Nash equilibria in integer programming games, a class of simultaneous and noncooperative games in which each player solves a parameterized integer program. We introduce zero regrets, a general and efficient cutting-plane algorithm to compute, enumerate, and select Nash equilibria. Our framework leverages the concept of equilibrium inequality, an inequality valid for any Nash equilibrium, and the associated equilibrium separation oracle. We evaluate our algorithmic framework on a wide range of practical and methodological problems from the literature, providing a solid benchmark against the existing approaches. History: Accepted by Andrea Lodi, Area Editor for Design & Analysis of Algorithms – Discrete. Supplemental Material: The online supplement is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2022.0282 .
Keywords
integer programming games, algorithmic game theory, Nash equilibrium, mathematical programming games, integer programming
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