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1. Some games of strategy are cooperative. One example is deciding which side of the road to drive on. It doesn't matter which side it is as long as everyone chooses the same side. Otherwise, everyone may get hurt.

Driver 1 Driver 2
Left Right
Left 0,0 -1000 -1000
Right -1000, -1000 0,0
a. Does either player have a dominant strategy? Explain.
b. Is there Nash equilibrium in this game? Explain
c. Why this game is called a cooperative game?

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(a) No player has a dominant strategy in this game. They have the same payout for both left and right.

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