The Prisoners Dilemma Jones Keep Quiet Smith Confess

The Prisoner’s Dilemma Jones Keep Quiet Smith Confess -1, -1 0, -10 Confess -10, 0 -8, -8 Smith and Jones have engaged in bank fraud together. The evidence against them is only enough to convict them of poor recordkeeping, which carries a one-year prison sentence. If Smith confesses, shifting the blame to Jones, then Smith gets off scot free, but Jones goes to prison for 10 years. If Jones shifts the blame to Smith, it is Jones who goes free and Smith who faces ten years in prison. 1 Finally, if both confess, each gets 8 years in prison.

The Basic Pricing Problem Firm 2 High Low Price High Price Firm 1 Low Price 3, 3 0, 4 4, 0 2, 2 If both firms charge high prices, market revenue is 6 million dollars, split evenly between them. If both firms charge low prices, market revenue is 4 million dollars, split evenly between them. If one firm charges high prices and the other one low, market revenue 2 is 4 million and the low-price firm gets all of it.

Cournot Competition Q 2 If Q 2 = 90, Firm 1 lets Firm 2 take the market R 1 90 Firm 2 is a monopoly if Q 1 = 0 30 0, 0 Q 1 30 45 Firm 1 is a monopoly if Q 2 = 0 If Q 1 = 90, Firm 2 lets Firm 1 take the market How Firm 1 reacts How Firm 2 reacts Q 2 90 R 1 Putting them together 45 30 Equilibrium R 2 0, 0 30 45 90 Q 1 3