Two farmers have unlimited access to a common plot of land and can let their cows graze on it. The matrix below shows the benefits they get from grazing either 1 or 2+ cows on the land. Farmer 2 Farmer1 1 cow 2+ cows 1 cow 8,8 2,10 2+cows 10,2 4,4 What kind of game is this? What is/are the Nash equilibrium/equilibria? What is/are the Pareto efficient outcome(s) in this game? (Hint: Remember that Pareto efficiency occurs when no one person can be made better off without someone else being made worse off)
Two farmers have unlimited access to a common plot of land and can let their cows graze on it. The matrix below shows the benefits they get from grazing either 1 or 2+ cows on the land. Farmer 2 Farmer1 1 cow 2+ cows 1 cow 8,8 2,10 2+cows 10,2 4,4 What kind of game is this? What is/are the Nash equilibrium/equilibria? What is/are the Pareto efficient outcome(s) in this game? (Hint: Remember that Pareto efficiency occurs when no one person can be made better off without someone else being made worse off)
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Two farmers have unlimited access to a common plot of land and can let their cows graze on it. The matrix below shows the benefits they get from grazing either 1 or 2+ cows on the land.
Farmer 2 | |||
Farmer1 | 1 cow | 2+ cows | |
1 cow | 8,8 | 2,10 | |
2+cows | 10,2 | 4,4 |
- What kind of game is this?
- What is/are the Nash equilibrium/equilibria?
- What is/are the Pareto efficient outcome(s) in this game? (Hint: Remember that Pareto efficiency occurs when no one person can be made better off without someone else being made worse off)
The government offers a reward or subsidy for communities where farmers only allow 1 cow to graze on the common field, resulting in a new payoff matrix:
Farmer 2 | |||
1 cow | 2+ cows | ||
Farmer 1 | 1 cow | 15,15 | 2,10 |
2+cows | 10,2 | 4,4 |
- What kind of game is this?
- What is/are the Nash equilibrium/equilibria?
- What is/are the Pareto efficient outcome(s) in this game?
Finally,
- What is the relationship you observe between Pareto efficiency and Nash equilibria? How do these differ across the two games?
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