A Strategy in Which a Player Cooperates in the Current

question 27

Multiple Choice

A strategy in which a player cooperates in the current period if the other player cooperated in the previous period,but the player cheats in the current period if the other player cheated in the previous period is called a

• A)tit-for-tat strategy.
• B)trigger strategy.
• C)duopoly strategy.
• D)dominant firm strategy.
• E)Nash strategy.

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Definitions:

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