Asmall community has many fishermen who each have a small boat. they are told that a large company will begin fishing near their waters. the fishermen worry that there will not be enough fish for each of them to catch. the fishermen generally don’t communicate well.

based on your knowledge of social traps, what is the most likely outcome of the above scenario?

a.
the fishermen will begin to fish more often, depleting the local fish supply.
b.
the fishermen will petition the large company to fish elsewhere.
c.
the fishermen will cooperate together to avoid over fishing the area.
d.
the fishermen will ignore the large company and not adjust their practices.

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Cooperation among oligopolies runs counter to the public interest because it leads to underproduction and high prices. in an effort to bring resource allocation closer to the social optimum, public officials attempt to force oligopolies to compete instead of cooperating. consider the following scenario: suppose that the presidents of two auto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid suvs. this illegal communication would violate which of the following laws? the sherman antitrust act of 1890 the robinson–patman act of 1936 the celler–kefauver act of 1950 the clayton act of 1914