Predicting Behavior from Preference Models
Imagine a scenario involving two individuals, Alex and Ben, whose payoffs are represented on a graph. Alex's payoff is on the horizontal axis, and Ben's is on the vertical axis. Alex's indifference curves are vertical lines. In contrast, Ben's indifference curves are downward-sloping. If they must agree on an outcome, which individual is more likely to accept an allocation that gives them a smaller personal payoff in order to increase the other person's payoff? Explain your reasoning based on the shape of the indifference curves.
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