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missing market

missing market noun: a situation in microeconomics where a competitive market allowing the exchange of a commodity would be Pareto-efficient, but no such market exists.

Noun

missing market (plural missing markets)

  1. a situation in microeconomics where a competitive market allowing the exchange of a commodity would be Pareto-efficient, but no such market exists

Forms of missing market

pluralmissing markets

Questions about missing market

What does missing market mean?
Missing market means a situation in microeconomics where a competitive market allowing the exchange of a commodity would be Pareto-efficient, but no such market exists.
What part of speech is missing market?
Missing market is a noun.
What is the plural of missing market?
The plural of missing market is missing markets.

Words near missing market in the dictionary

  1. missing in time
  2. missing link
  3. missing links
  4. missing man formation
  5. missing man formations
  6. missing market
  7. missing markets
  8. missing middle
  9. missing off
  10. missing one's guess
  11. missing one's tip

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