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The hostage model.
Party A
Party B
Use non-specialized
technology
Hold up
Don’t
hold up
(
½π,
½π
)
(
-h,
αh-C
)
w
If αh-C > 0.1π, A will
choose the more efficient
specialized technology.
Party A
Don’t
give in
Give in
(
0.9π,
0.1π
)
w
Even if α = 0, B may have no incentive to
hold up A.
Hostage as a signal.
Use specialized
technology
(
¼π,
¼π
)