Transforming a Coordination Game into a Prisoner's Dilemma
Consider the following payoff matrix for a climate policy game, which represents a coordination problem with two Nash equilibria: (Restrict, Restrict) and (Business as Usual, BAU). The payoffs are listed as (Country 1's payoff, Country 2's payoff).
| Country 2: Restrict | Country 2: Business as Usual (BAU) | |
|---|---|---|
| Country 1: Restrict | (10, 10) | (0, 8) |
| Country 1: Business as Usual (BAU) | (8, 0) | (4, 4) |
Identify a single payoff value you could change to transform this game into a Prisoner's Dilemma, where 'Business as Usual' becomes the dominant strategy for both countries. State the original payoff, your new value, and briefly explain why this change creates the new game structure.
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