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In this note, an example is given to show that a strictly perfect equilibrium need not be proper.
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Vermeulen, A.J., Jansen, M.J.M. Are strictly perfect equilibria proper? a counterexample. J Optim Theory Appl 90, 225–230 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02192256
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