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Prisoners' dilemmaA strategic interaction in which two players both gain individually by not cooperating, leading to a Nash equilibrium in which both are worse off than if they cooperated. Important especially for explaining why countries may choose protection even though all lose as a result. See tariff-and-retaliation game. |
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