The Table Below Shows How the Payoffs to Two Political

question 136

Multiple Choice

The table below shows how the payoffs to two political candidates depend on whether the candidates run a positive or negative campaign. The payoffs are given in terms of the percentage change in the number of votes received. In the Nash equilibrium of this game:

• A)both candidates run positive campaigns.
• B)one candidate runs a positive campaign, and the other runs a negative campaign.
• C)as long as one party runs a positive campaign, the other does too.
• D)both candidates run negative campaigns.

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