What is oligopoly? How does oligopoly differ from the other kinds of market structure?

What will be an ideal response?


Oligopoly is an industry characterized by a small number of firms. The firms are interdependent, and they recognize that they are interdependent. This leads to strategic dependence, which means that firms must recognize that their actions will affect the other firms, and they must take into account the actions of the other firms.

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A) fiscal; rise B) fiscal; fall C) incomes; rise D) incomes; fall

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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