University Fellowship Negotiation Strategy
A university department can award one prestigious fellowship. The department head is weighing two strategies for determining the stipend amount. Based on the economic principle of how competition among potential recipients affects offers, evaluate the two strategies. Which strategy is likely to result in a lower cost for the university, and what is a potential non-monetary risk of adopting that strategy?
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