definition: a market dominated by a few large firms
4th type of market structure - Typically, oligopolies have about four firms that control 70-80% of the market - Oligopolies are similar to monopolies, but there generally is more competition - Oligopolies firms can set prices together and lower output, acting like a monopoly connected key terms:price war | price fixing
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