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study material for economics Vocab CH 7 - Ponder

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perfect competition   theoretical situation in which well-informed, independent buyers and sellers exchange identical products  
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price-fixing   - agreeing to charge the same or similar prices  
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externality   unintended side effect that either benefits or harms a third party not involved in the activity  
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product differentiation   real or imagined differences between competing products  
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negative externality   unwanted harm, cost, or inconvenience suffered by a third party because of the actions of others  
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natural monopoly   market situation in which costs are minimized because a single firm produces the product  
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laissez-faire   belief that government should not interfere with commerce or trade  
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oligopoly   market structure in which a few very larger sellers dominate the industry  
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collusion   formal agreement to set prices or to behave in a cooperative manner  
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price war   series of competitive price cuts by all sellers that leads to unusually low prices  
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monopoly   market structure with only one seller of a product  
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public goods   products that are collectively consumed by everyone  
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patent   exclusive right to manufacture, use, or sell any new and useful machine, manufacture, or composition of.matter  
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imperfect competition   market structure that lacks one or more of the conditions of perfect competition  
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copyright   exclusive right of authors and artists to publish, sell, or reproduce their work  
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