The way in which an oligopolist acts in response to a price change by a competitor is known as a

A) zero-sum game.
B) positive-sum game.
C) reaction function.
D) cooperative game.

Answer: C

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a. those that are most specialized in cheese production. b. those that are most specialized in wine production. c. those that are least specialized in cheese production. d. those that are neither specialized in cheese nor wine production. e. those that are highly specialized in both cheese and wine production.

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An example of statistical discrimination would be:

A. charging young drivers a higher premium than older drivers. B. charging homes near a lake higher premiums for flood insurance than those on a hill. C. assuming the food will be better at an Italian restaurant than a Chinese one in the Little Italy neighborhood of NYC. D. All of these are examples of statistical discrimination.

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