-Consider the static games depicted in Figures 10.3 and 10.4 which summarize in billions of dollars producer and consumer surpluses from alternative export-subsidy strategies by the U.S. and Japan. If the export subsidies are for the benefit of national welfare, the Cournot-Nash equilibrium strategy profile is an example of a(n) :

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The Cournot-Nash equilibrium strategy profile in the context of export subsidies benefiting national welfare, where both countries end up choosing strategies that lead to a less optimal outcome than if they cooperated, is an example of a Prisoner's Dilemma. This is because both countries would be better off if they both chose not to subsidize exports, but given the strategic setting, they end up subsidizing to avoid being worse off, leading to a collectively suboptimal outcome.

-Consider the Static Games Depicted in Figures 10