Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In the prisoners’ dilemma game, the prisoners can talk to each other about their decision.
2. The firms in an oligopoly often behave like the prisoners in the prisoners’ dilemma.
3. The arms race between the United States and the former Soviet Union is a classic
example of the prisoners’ dilemma.
4. The tit-for-tat strategy is commonly used in one-shot games between oligopolists.
5. The snob effect is a positive network externality.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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