Consumer Structural Power from Competition
In markets with many sellers offering similar products, consumers possess structural power. This power stems from the ease with which they can switch to a competitor's product, which in turn forces firms to offer more competitive, lower prices.
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Situation 1: The Proposer makes a take-it-or-leave-it offer. If the Responder accepts, they split the money as proposed. If the Responder rejects, both get nothing.
Situation 2: The Proposer dictates the split, and the Responder automatically receives their share with no ability to reject the offer.
How does the change in rules from Situation 1 to Situation 2 affect the relative bargaining power of the Proposer and the likely outcome?
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