Chapter 10 Vocabulary Name: Jasmine Booth a. Kinked demand curve b. Cartel c. Prisoner’s dilemma d. Game theory e. Collusion f. Differentiated product g. Imperfect competition h. Duopoly i. Monopolistic competition j. Oligopoly ( e ) Five or fewer firms produce most of the output in an industry, or control a large share of the market. ( i ) Most type of retail stores, like J. Crew, fall into this market category. ( h ) This is a two-firm oligopoly. ( j ) In these markets, firms have more control over price than perfectly competitive firms, but less than monopolies. ( f ) This is an attempt by firms to make their product stand out from the competitors product. ( g ) This is an agreement among firms to limit output and keep the price high. ( a ) This is a method of measuring the actions and reactions of firms in an Oligopoly to see how they influence the demand faced by the others. ( c ) This game theory concept attempts to show that colluding firms have an incentive to break their agreements and increase output or offer lower prices. ( b ) This is a group that is seeking to create a monopoly in a market. OPEC is a good example of this. ( d ) This is used to explain why firms in an oligopoly always match price cuts by other firms, but do not match their price increases.

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