Investment in safety at the firm level poses a prisoners' dilemma because

A) if each firm plays its dominant strategy, joint profits are maximized.
B) if each firm plays its dominant strategy, joint profits are not maximized.
C) neither firm has a dominant strategy.
D) the Nash equilibrium is not achieved.


B

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