Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 22 - Part VII - Frontiers of Microeconomics - Questions for Review - Page 478: 6

Answer

The ultimatum game is as follows. Player A offers Player B some share of 100 dollars. Player B then decides to accept the offer or decline the offer. If the offer is accepted, then Player B receives Player A's offer of the share of 100 dollars. If the offer is declined, neither Player A nor Player B receive any money.

Work Step by Step

Conventional economic theory would propose Player A offers Player B one dollar. Experiments show that the single dollar offer rarely works (and that Player A usually offers between 30 and 40 dollars, followed by an acceptance from Player B).
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