Consider the game below with a worker (W) and a firm (F). The worker initially can choose to acquire skills or not acquire skills. If the worker does acquire skills, the firm then gets to decide whether to compensate the worker or not. The extensive form of the game and the payoffs are below. Which of the following is true? W• Acquirre ما Not Acquire C Compensate None of the above. Not Compensate (0,0) This game has a single Nash equilibrium. There are two Nash equilibria. There is no Nash equilibrium. Both players have a strictly dominant strategy. (10,10) (-5,20)

Consider the game below with a worker (W) and a firm (F). The worker initially can choose to acquire skills or not acquire skills. If the worker does acquire skills, the firm then gets to decide whether to compensate the worker or not. The extensive form of the game and the payoffs are below. Which of the following is true? W• Acquirre ما Not Acquire C Compensate None of the above. Not Compensate (0,0) This game has a single Nash equilibrium. There are two Nash equilibria. There is no Nash equilibrium. Both players have a strictly dominant strategy. (10,10) (-5,20)

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