Monopsony Flashcards

1
Q

What is a monopsony

A

When there is one dominant buyer in the market

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2
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Give examples of monopsonies

A

NHS
Tesco
NASA
TFL

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3
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What are monopsonie able to do to the prices they pay for suppliers and why

A

Monopsonies have price setting ability and can threaten to buy from other suppliers if they deem that prices are too high

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