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oligopoly

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A form of industry (market) structure characterized by a few dominant firms. Products may be homogenous
or differentiated.

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Five Forces model

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A model developed by Michael Porter that helps us understand the five competitive forces that determine the level of competition and profitability in an industry.

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concentration ratio

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The share of industry output in sales or employment accounted for by the top firms.

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contestable markets

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Markets in which entry and exit are easy.

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cartel

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A group of firms that gets together and makes joint price and output decisions to maximize joint profits.

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tacit collusion

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Collusion occurs when price- and quantity-fixing agreements among producers are explicit. Tacit collusion occurs when such agreements are implicit.

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price leadership

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A form of oligopoly in which one dominant firm sets prices and all the smaller firms in the industry follow its pricing policy.

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duopoly

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A two-firm oligopoly.

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game theory

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Analyzes the choices made by rival firms, people, and even governments when they are trying to maximize their own well-being while anticipating and reacting to the actions of others in their environment.

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dominant strategy

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In game theory, a strategy that is best no matter what the

opposition does.

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prisoners’ dilemma

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A game in which the players are prevented from cooperating and in which each has a dominant strategy that leaves them both worse off than if they could cooperate.

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Nash equilibrium

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In game theory, the result of all players’

playing their best strategy given what their competitors are doing.

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maximin strategy

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In game theory, a strategy chosen to maximize the minimum gain that can be earned.

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tit-for-tat strategy

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A repeated game strategy in which a player responds in kind to an opponent’s play.

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Celler-Kefauver Act

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Extended the government’s authority to control mergers.

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Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)

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An index of market concentration found by summing the square of percentage shares of firms in the market.