In a small isolated town, there are two types of people, saints and crooks. In business dealings between any two residents of this town, the payoffs are below. Saint Crook Saint 7,7 0, 10 Crook 10, 0 -5,-5 What percentage of this town's residents would be saints in an evolutionary stable strategy? a) 62.50% b) 0% c) 15.30% d) 100% e) 87.50%

In a small isolated town, there are two types of people, saints and crooks. In business dealings between any two residents of this town, the payoffs are below. Saint Crook Saint 7,7 0, 10 Crook 10, 0 -5,-5 What percentage of this town's residents would be saints in an evolutionary stable strategy? a) 62.50% b) 0% c) 15.30% d) 100% e) 87.50%

Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)

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Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

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Chapter22: Frontiers Of Microeconomics

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