In: Economics
Identify the definition for each term listed below from the following list.
1. The study of how people make decisions where attaining goals depends on interactions with others.
2. A table that shows the payoffs each firm earns from every combination of firm strategies.
3. An agreement among firms to charge the same price or otherwise not to compete.
4. A strategy that is the best for a firm, no matter what strategies other firms use.
5. A situation in which each firm chooses the best strategy, given the strategies chosen by other firms.
6. A game outcome in which players seek to increase their mutual payoff.
7. A situation where one firm announces a price change, which is matched by other firms in the industry.
8. A game in which the firms choose their strategies at the same time.
9. One firm’s gain must equal the other firm’s loss.
10. A game in which the sum of the two firms’ outcomes is positive.
11. The firms select their optimal strategies in a single time period without regard to possible interactions in subsequent time periods.
12. A game that recurs more than once.
Instructions: Enter a numeric response corresponding to a definition listed above using an integer.
a. Collusion: .
b. Zero-sum game: .
c. Game theory: .
d. Positive-sum game: .
e. Payoff matrix: .
1. The study of how people make decisions where attaining goals depends on interactions with others: Game theory
2. A table that shows the payoffs each firm earns from every combination of firm strategies: Payoff matrix
3. An agreement among firms to charge the same price or otherwise not to compete: Collusion
4. A strategy that is the best for a firm, no matter what strategies other firms use: Dominant strategy
5. A situation in which each firm chooses the best strategy, given the strategies chosen by other firms: Nash equilibrium
6. A game outcome in which players seek to increase their mutual payoff: Collusion
7. A situation where one firm announces a price change, which is matched by other firms in the industry: Collusion
8. A game in which the firms choose their strategies at the same time: Collusion
9. One firm’s gain must equal the other firm’s loss: Zero sum game
10. A game in which the sum of the two firms’ outcomes is positive: Positive sum game
11. The firms select their optimal strategies in a single time period without regard to possible interactions in subsequent time periods: Collusion
12. A game that recurs more than once: NA