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Microeconomic Theory Basic Principles and Extensions 12th Edition Nicholson Test Bank
Microeconomic Theory Basic Principles and Extensions 12th Edition Nicholson Test Bank
2. The difference between a Nash equilibrium strategy and a dominant strategy is:
a. nothing; they are synonymous.
b. the former is stable but the latter is unstable.
c. the former must be a best response to all others' strategy profiles, whereas the latter need only be a best
response to others' Nash equilibrium strategies.
d. the former need only be a best response to others' Nash equilibrium strategies, whereas the latter must be a
best response to all others' strategy profiles.
ANSWER: b
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3. Nash equilibria:
a. always exist in pure strategies.
b. generally come in even numbers.
c. always exist in finite games.
d. all of the above.
ANSWER: c
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4. The strategy profile in which both players remain silent in the Prisoners' Dilemma can be described as:
a. non-Pareto optimal and unstable.
b. Pareto optimal and unstable.
c. non-Pareto optimal and stable.
d. Pareto optimal and stable.
ANSWER: b
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A B C
Player 1
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A 4, 4 0, 5 0, 0
B 5, 0 1, 1 0, 0
C 0, 0 0, 0 3, 3
a. Both play A.
b. Both play B.
c. Two equilibria: both play B in one and both play C in the other.
d. Two equilibria: 1 plays B and 2 plays A and vice versa.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
7. In the mixed-strategy Nash equilibrium of the following game in which players randomize between B and C and do not
play A at all, what is the probability that each plays B?
Player 2
A B C
A 4, 4 0, 5 0, 0
Player 1 B 5, 0 1, 1 0, 0
C 0, 0 0, 0 3, 3
a. 3/4
b. 1/2
c. 1/4
d. 1/3
ANSWER: a
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9. Consider a version of the Tragedy of the Commons in which herder 1 and 2 simultaneously choose to graze quantities
of sheep and , respectively. If herder 1's payoff function is , his or her best response function is:
a. .
b. .
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c. .
d. .
ANSWER: a
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10. Consider a version of the Tragedy of the Commons in which herder 1 and 2 simultaneously choose to graze quantities
of sheep and , respectively, and in which the payoff functions are for 1 and
for 2. The Nash equilibrium is :
a. 100.
b. 60.
c. 40.
d. 33.3.
ANSWER: d
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12. The difference between a Nash equilibrium and a subgame-perfect equilibrium is:
a. the former requires rational play both on and off the equilibrium path but the latter requires rational play only
on the equilibrium path.
b. the former requires rational play only on the equilibrium path but the latter requires rational play both on and
off the equilibrium path.
c. Nash equilibria are a subset of the subgame-perfect equilibria.
d. nothing; they are synonyms.
ANSWER: b
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13. Consider a sequential game in which the police move first, choosing which of two sites to defend, and
, against terrorism. After observing this choice, the terrorist moves second, choosing which site to attack. The
attack only succeeds against an undefended target. A successful attack on causes more damage than against
. The police's objective is to minimize and the terrorist's to maximize damage. What outcome characterizes
the subgame perfect equilibrium?
a. Cannot tell without more information
b. Police defends , and terrorist attacks
c. Police defends , and terrorist attacks
d. Police randomize between targets
ANSWER: b
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16. A game of incomplete information is distinct from one of complete information in that players:
a. do not observe each others' actions.
b. do not know each others' payoff functions.
c. do not know the timing of moves.
d. use mixed strategies.
ANSWER: b
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18. In the separating equilibrium of the Spence education signaling game in which the high type gets an
education, which is a true statement about the firm's posterior belief that the worker who shows up with no
education is the low type?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER: d
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Microeconomic Theory Basic Principles and Extensions 12th Edition Nicholson Test Bank
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20. How does the dictator game differ from the ultimatum game?
a. The responder can dictate whether the offer is accepted or not.
b. The responder has no choice but to accept the proposal.
c. The experimenter takes over the proposer's role, inserting an offer designed to test a hypothesis.
d. If the responder rejects, the proposer obtains the whole "pie."
ANSWER: b
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