The Position of the Ottoman Sultan Was Hereditary, with a Son

question 26

True/False

The position of the Ottoman sultan was hereditary, with a son, although not necessarily the eldest, which led to many sibling executions.

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the market where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes total consumer and producer surplus.

Oligopolistic Industry

A market structure characterized by a small number of firms dominating the industry, leading to limited competition.

Collude

To cooperate or conspire, especially in a secretive way, with others to deceive or cheat.

Herfindahl Indexes

A measure of market concentration used to determine the level of competition among firms within an industry, calculated by summing the squares of the market shares of each firm.