Airlines sometimes find themselves in price wars. Consider the following game: Delta and United are the only

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Airlines sometimes find themselves in price wars. Consider the following game: Delta and United are the only two airlines flying the route from Houston, Texas, to Omaha, Nebraska. Each firm has two strategies: Charge a high price or charge a low price.

a. What (if any) is the dominant strategy for each firm?
b. Is this game a prisoner’s dilemma? Briefly explain.
c. How could repeated playing of the game change the strategy each firm uses?

Delta High Low High Delta eams $20,000 United earns $20,000 United United earns --$10,000 Delta earns $30,000

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780135952955

8th Edition

Authors: Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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