Industries May Be Oligopolistic Due to Barriers to Entry

question 96

True/False

Industries may be oligopolistic due to barriers to entry.

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Definitions:

Demand-Side

Pertaining to the aspects of the economy influenced by consumer spending and preferences, impacting overall demand for goods and services.

Market Failure

The inability of a market to bring about the allocation of resources that best satisfies the wants of society; in particular, the overallocation or underallocation of resources to the production of a particular good or service because of externalities or asymmetric information, or because markets fail to provide desired public goods.

Producer

An individual, company, or entity that creates goods or services to satisfy consumer demands.

Consumers

Individuals or entities that purchase goods and services for personal use or consumption.