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duopsony

duopsony noun: an economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.

Noun

duopsony (plural duopsonies)

  1. An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
    • In this paper we will utilise a simple Hotelling-style duopsony model of the labour market to analyse the link between gender differences in mobility patterns, the gender pay gap, and Robinsonian discrimination.2009 October 1, Boris Hirsch, “THE GENDER PAY GAP UNDER DUOPSONY: JOAN ROBINSON MEETS HAROLD HOTELLING”, in Scottish Journal of Political Economy, volume 56, number 5, →DOI, pages 543-558

Forms of duopsony

pluralduopsonies
alternative formdyopsony

Origin of duopsony

By analogy with monopsony based on Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).

Words formed from duopsony

Questions about duopsony

What does duopsony mean?
Duopsony means an economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
What part of speech is duopsony?
Duopsony is a noun.
What is the plural of duopsony?
The plural of duopsony is duopsonies.

Words near duopsony in the dictionary

  1. duoprism
  2. duoprisms
  3. duopsonies
  4. duopsonist
  5. duopsonists
  6. duopsony
  7. duos
  8. duospace
  9. duospaced
  10. duosyllabic
  11. duosyllable

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