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- noun Plural form of
duopoly .
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Examples
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Industries that have had monopolies or highly profitable duopolies are the ones most likely to be completely gutted when a more powerful, more efficient system comes along.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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The Nobel Prize-winning economist John Forbes Nash the subject of the book and movie "A Beautiful Mind" was all about duopolies.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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Like many duopolies, Kodak and Fujifilm treated their customers like captives, forcing them to pay for pictures they didn't want and steering them toward ever-pricier analog products.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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The real problem remains lack of broadband competition, caused by government grants of monopolies and duopolies.
Tech Resolutions for the New Year L. Gordon Crovitz 2011
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These politicians and regulators have reduced competition, creating monopolies and duopolies.
The Case of AT&T’s Incredible Shrinking Broadband Tiers 2009
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In a widely circulated 2009 paper surveying the economic literature on the topic, the late Larry F. Darby presented a list of classic duopolies, including such familiar pairings as MCI and AT&T, and Macy's and Gimbels.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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The Nobel Prize-winning economist John Forbes Nash the subject of the book and movie "A Beautiful Mind" was all about duopolies.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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Industries that have had monopolies or highly profitable duopolies are the ones most likely to be completely gutted when a more powerful, more efficient system comes along.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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Economists have paid less attention to the chief vulnerability of duopolies: How collusion against the interests of customers produces an inevitable revolt, sweeping one or both dominant players into the dustbin of history.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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There are many reasons for this belief, but the top two are (1) Government currently delivers health care insurance to millions with overheads at a fraction of the private sector; (2) many insurance markets for the self-employed or small businesses in the US are de facto monopolies or duopolies -- economic theory suggests adding competition to that kind of a mix pays off big.
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