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Figure1.7
needthemtogivetestimonyagainsteachother.Thepoliceputeachsuspectinadifferentcelltopreventthetwosuspectsfromcommunicatingwitheachother.The
policetelleachsuspectthatifhetestifiesagainst(doesn'tcooperatewith)theother,hewillbereleasedandwillreceivearewardfortestifying,providedtheother
suspectdoesnottestifyagainsthim.Ifneithersuspecttestifies,bothwillbereleasedonaccountofinsufficientevidence,andnorewardswillbepaid.Ifonetestifies,
theotherwillgotoprisonifbothtestify,bothwillgotoprison,buttheywillstillcollectrewardsfortestifying.Inthisgame,bothplayerssimultaneouslychoose
betweentwoactions.Ifbothplayerscooperate(C)(donottestify),theyget1each.Iftheybothplaynoncooperatively(D,fordefect),theyobtain0.Ifone
cooperatesandtheotherdoesnot,thelatterisrewarded(gets2)andtheformerispunished(gets1).Althoughcooperatingwouldgiveeachplayerapayoffof1,
selfinterestleadstoaninefficientoutcomewithpayoffs0.(Toreaderswhofeelthisoutcomeisnotreasonable,ourresponseisthattheirintuitionprobablyconcernsa
differentgameperhapsonewhereplayers"feelguilty"iftheydefect,orwheretheyfearthatdefectingwillhavebadconsequencesinthefuture.Ifthegameisplayed
repeatedly,otheroutcomescanbeequilibriathisisdiscussedinchapters4,5,and9.)
Manyversionsoftheprisoner'sdilemmahaveappearedinthesocialsciences.Oneexampleismoralhazardinteams.Supposethattherearctwoworkers,i=1,2,
andthateachcan"work"(s
i
=1)or"shirk"(s
i
=0).Thetotaloutputoftheteamis4(s
1
+s
2
)andissharedequallybetweenthetwoworkers.Eachworkerincurs
privatecost3whenworkingand0whenshirking.With"work''identifiedwithCand"shirk"withD,thepayoffmatrixforthismoralhazardinteamsgameisthatof
figure1.7,and"work"isastrictlydominatedstrategyforeachworker.
Exercise1.7givesanotherexamplewherestrictdominanceleadstoauniquesolution:thatofamechanismfordecidinghowtopayforapublicgood.
Example1.2:SecondPriceAuction
Asellerhasoneindivisibleunitofanobjectforsale.ThereareIpotentialbuyers,orbidders,withvaluations

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