Oligopoly

According to Chapter 17, what is a key feature of an oligopoly?

In the duopoly example with Jack and Jill, what is the socially efficient quantity of water, and at what price would it be sold?

What is the term for an agreement among firms in a market about quantities to produce or prices to charge?

If Jack and Jill form a cartel and agree to the monopoly outcome, what is the total profit they will share?

What is a Nash equilibrium?

In the Jack and Jill duopoly example, if they reach the Nash equilibrium, how many gallons does each produce and what is their individual profit?

How does the size of an oligopoly affect the market outcome?

What is the prisoners' dilemma intended to illustrate?

In the classic prisoners' dilemma with Bonnie and Clyde, what is the dominant strategy for Bonnie?

What is the final outcome in the prisoners' dilemma game with Bonnie and Clyde if both follow their dominant strategy?

The case study about OPEC highlights that

According to the chapter, which business practice involves a manufacturer requiring retailers to charge a specific price for its product?

Why might economists defend the practice of resale price maintenance?

Why are some economists skeptical that predatory pricing is a profitable strategy?

What law, passed in 1890, was the first major statute aimed at curbing the market power of cartels and monopolies?

In the arms-race game presented in Figure 3, what is the Nash equilibrium?

From the standpoint of society as a whole, is the lack of cooperation between oligopolists desirable?

What is the 'tit-for-tat' strategy described in the case study on the Prisoners' Dilemma Tournament?

When an oligopolist considers increasing production by one unit, what are the two effects they must weigh?

In the Illegal Phone Call case study, what law did Robert Crandall of American Airlines violate by discussing prices with Howard Putnam of Braniff Airways?

The practice of 'tying' was a central issue in the antitrust case against which major company discussed in the chapter?

Why would an oligopolistic firm want to engage in tying?

When comparing the oligopoly outcome to the monopoly and competitive outcomes, where does it typically fall in terms of quantity and price?

In the common-resources game example with Exxon and Texaco, what is the Nash Equilibrium?

What is the provision in the Clayton Act of 1914 designed to encourage private lawsuits against oligopolies?

What is the primary reason an oligopoly is considered an example of imperfect competition?

In the Jack and Jill example, if they successfully collude and act as a monopoly, what price will they charge per gallon of water?

The chapter uses the prisoners' dilemma to explain the behavior of all the following EXCEPT:

According to the chapter, why might repeated interaction between oligopolists lead to a more cooperative outcome?

What did the Supreme Court order in the Microsoft case in June 2000, which was later overturned by an appeals court?

In the common-resources game with Exxon and Texaco, drilling a second well is a dominant strategy for Exxon because:

How does allowing free international trade impact a domestic oligopoly, according to the example of the auto industry?

Adam Smith's quote, 'People of the same trade seldom meet together, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public,' highlights what tendency of oligopolists?

In the duopoly game in Figure 2, if Jack and Jill start at the cooperative outcome (30 gallons each), why does Jack have an incentive to increase his production to 40 gallons?

What is game theory?

In the Jack and Jill example, what is the total profit at the Nash equilibrium?

According to the chapter, public policy discourages cooperation among oligopolists primarily through:

The controversy over the Google antitrust case, as discussed in the 'In the News' box on page 367, centers on what key issue?

When is a strategy considered a 'dominant strategy' in game theory?

If four firms were in the water market instead of two, and they did not form a cartel, what would happen to the price and quantity compared to the duopoly outcome?

In the common-resources game with Exxon and Texaco, the inefficient outcome where both drill two wells is an example of:

What is the maximum fine for a misdemeanor under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, as quoted in the chapter?

Which statement best describes the outcome of the prisoners' dilemma for the prisoners themselves?

The story of the phone call between the presidents of American Airlines and Braniff Airways shows that under the Sherman Act:

In the duopoly example, if Jack produces 30 gallons and Jill produces 40 gallons, what is the price of water per gallon?

What is a primary difference between an oligopoly and a monopolistically competitive market?

When the common-resources game results in both Exxon and Texaco drilling two wells, the welfare of society is:

What does the logic of the prisoners' dilemma suggest about the stability of a cartel agreement?

The public policy of doing nothing about a monopoly might be considered the best option if:

According to the analysis in Chapter 17, how does an increase in the number of firms in an oligopoly affect the price effect for each firm?