The Political Scientist Robert Axelrod Once Held a Computer Tournament

question 16

Short Answer

The political scientist Robert Axelrod once held a computer tournament designed to determine the most successful prisoner's dilemma strategy (the strategy that would win most often for the longest period of time). The winning strategy was called ________________.

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Definitions:

Depreciation

A tax deduction reflecting the decrease in value of an asset over time due to wear and tear.

Section 1245

A tax code provision defining the treatment of gains from the sale of depreciable personal property, requiring that such gains be treated as ordinary income to the extent of depreciation taken.

Section 1231 Gain

The profit from the sale or exchange of real or depreciable property used in a business and held longer than one year.

Preferential Rates

Special, often lower, tax rates applied to certain types of income, such as capital gains or dividends, as an incentive or benefit.