Analysis on Decision-Making Changes of Multilevel Governments and Influencing Factors in Watershed Ecological Compensation

Table 4

The description of different symbols.

Symbol	Description
x	The probabilities that upstream governments choose to protect water environment
1 − x	The probabilities that upstream governments choose not to protect water environment
y	The probabilities that downstream governments choose ecological compensation
1 − y	The probabilities that downstream governments choose nonecological compensation
z	The probabilities that the central government chooses daily supervision
1 − z	The probabilities that the central government chooses random inspection
	The expected payoffs when upstream governments choose to protect water environment
	The expected payoffs when upstream governments choose not to protect water environment
	The expected payoffs when downstream governments choose ecological compensation
	The expected payoffs when downstream governments choose nonecological compensation
	The expected payoffs when the central government chooses daily supervision
	The expected payoffs when the central government chooses random inspection
	The average payoffs of upstream governments
	The average payoffs of downstream governments
	The average payoffs of the central government