Define the prisoner’s dilemma game.     The prisoner’s dilemma game is a:    two-person noncooperative sequential game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances. two-person cooperative simultaneous game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances. two-person noncooperative simultaneous game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances. two-person cooperative sequential game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances.

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Define the prisoner’s dilemma game.

    The prisoner’s dilemma game is a:

  

  • two-person noncooperative sequential game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances.
  • two-person cooperative simultaneous game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances.
  • two-person noncooperative simultaneous game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances.
  • two-person cooperative sequential game that demonstrates the difficulty of cooperative behavior in certain circumstances.



a. What assumptions lead to the dilemma?

  • If the prisoners confess, each would get a light sentence. But each prisoner is interrogated separately and is offered the chance to go free if he or she confesses to the crime and agrees to serve as a witness against the other prisoner. This creates the incentive for both prisoners to not confess.
  • If the prisoners do not confess, each would get a light sentence. But each prisoner is interrogated separately and is offered the chance to go free if he or she confesses to the crime and agrees to serve as a witness against the other prisoner. This creates the incentive for both prisoners to not confess.
  • If the prisoners do not confess, each would get a light sentence. But each prisoner is interrogated separately and is offered the chance to go free if he or she confesses to the crime and agrees to serve as a witness against the other prisoner. This creates the incentive for both prisoners to confess.


b. What creates the possibility of escaping prisoner's dilemma?

 

 

 

  • A framing effect
  • An endowment effect
  • Backward induction
  • A binding agreement



c. What does the standard model say about your answer to b? What does experimental economics say?

  • Standard economics would say that the answer to b does matter. Experimental economics would say it does not matter.
  • Standard economics would say that the answer to b does matter. Experimental economics would say it does matter.
  • Standard economics would say that the answer to b does not matter. Experimental economics would say it does not matter.
  • Standard economics would say that the answer to b does not matter. Experimental economics would say it does matter.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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