Endogenous formation of coalitions in noncooperative games

In this paper we extend the definitions of coalition-proof Nash equilibrium and communication-proof equilibrium to situations of partial communication . Then we use the model of endogenous formation of coalitions of Aumann and Myerson to find that one of these situations in which the corresponding eq uilibrium exists will be endogenously determined by the players in the game . Classification Numbers: C70, C72. (C) 1999 Academic Press.