EBK ECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY
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ISBN: 9781305465626
Author: Blinder
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 12, Problem 1TY
To determine
B’s pay off.
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Which of the following concepts of equilibrium in game theory always exists under the assumption of
expected utility maximization?
(A) dominant strategy equilibrium;
(B) iterated dominance equilibrium ;
(C) Nash equilibrium in mixed strategies;
(D) Nash equilibrium in pure strategies.
Which of the following concepts of equilibrium in game theory always exists under the assumption ofexpected utility maximization?
(A) dominant strategy equilibrium;
(B) iterated dominance equilibrium ;
(C) Nash equilibrium in mixed strategies;
(D) Nash equilibrium in pure strategies.
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