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ECO 001
Vocab ch 14 & 15
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
10/29/2007

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monopoly
Definition
the only seller of a good/service that doesn't have a close substitute
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patent
Definition
exclusive right to a product for 20 yrs from date the product was invented
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copyright
Definition
gov-granted exclusive right to produce and sell a creation
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public franchise
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designation by the gov that a firm is the only legal provider of a good/service

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network externalities
Definition
exist when the usefulness of a product increases w/ the number of consumers who use it
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natural monopoly
Definition
situation in which economies of scale are so large that one firm can supply the entire market at a lower avg total cost than can 2 or more firms
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market power
Definition
ability of a firm to charge a price greater than marginal cost
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collusion
Definition

agreement among firms to charge the same price or otherwise not to compete

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antitrust laws
Definition
laws aimed at eliminating collusion and promoting competition among firms
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horizontal merger
Definition
merger between firms in the same industry
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vertical merger
Definition
merger between firms at diff stages of production of a good
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transaction costs
Definition
costs in time and other resources that parties incur in the process of agreeing to and carrying out an exchange of goods/services
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price discrimination
Definition
charging diff prices to diff customers for the same product when the price differences are not due to differences in cost
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Two-part tariff
Definition
situation in which consumers pay one price (tariff) for the right to buy as much of a related good as they want at a second price
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