(i) List the strategies of each player. (ii) Find the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium. (iii) Present the strategic form of the game and find all the pure strategy Nash equilibria in the strategic form. (Mars is the row player, Mercury is the column player and Venus is the matrix player.) For each Nash equilibrium in the strategic form that is not subgame perfect in the extensive form, provide a reason why it is not so.

(i) List the strategies of each player. (ii) Find the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium. (iii) Present the strategic form of the game and find all the pure strategy Nash equilibria in the strategic form. (Mars is the row player, Mercury is the column player and Venus is the matrix player.) For each Nash equilibrium in the strategic form that is not subgame perfect in the extensive form, provide a reason why it is not so.

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter8: Game Theory

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