industrial organization
definition: When the government allows industry-controlled restrictions of the amount of firms available

- Ex., the government allows Major League Baseball to restrict the number of teams, locations, & players of each team

- The benefit of this allows the best players to be in one league, giving the best possible competition in one place.

- The disadvantage is the owners can essentially charge high prices for tickets and merchandise Other sports leagues are not officially exempt from antitrust laws like the MLB but are treated the same way.
connected key terms:law of demand


everyday examples
▪ nfl
▪ mlb
▪ nba
▪ mls
▪ la liga
▪ bundesliga
▪ premire league


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