The Prisoners' Dilemma Is

question 198

Multiple Choice

The prisoners' dilemma is

• A) an example of a duopoly game.
• B) a theory about why firms break the law.
• C) competition that can occur among firms in monopolistic competition.
• D) an example of the monopolist charging high prices.
• E) an example of a game that does not have a Nash equilibrium.

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