The Tool That Economists Use to Analyze the Mutual Interdependence

question 49

Multiple Choice

The tool that economists use to analyze the mutual interdependence of oligopolies is

• A) economies of scale.
• B) the four-firm concentration ratio.
• C) game theory.
• D) the HHI.
• E) the efficient scale.

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