Using the Concept of a Nash Equilibrium, Explain Why Cartels

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Essay

Using the concept of a Nash equilibrium, explain why cartels are difficult to maintain. What factors make it easier to maintain a cartel?

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Definitions:

Concordance Rates

The likelihood of two individuals sharing a particular trait or disorder, often used to study the influence of genetics versus environment in twins.

Schizophrenia

A grave mental abnormality characterized by modifications in thought, perception, mood, language, self-recognition, and behavior patterns.

Fraternal Twins

Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, resulting in siblings that are genetically similar but not identical.

Identical Twins

Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits into two, sharing all of their genes and resembling each other closely.