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It's way to simple to look at a number and say "oligopsony". You'd need to look at how the market functions and how actors on it act. In this particular market
by lucumo 3y ago
It's way to simple to look at a number and say "oligopsony". You'd need to look at how the market functions and how actors on it act.
In this particular market: players make razor-thin margins (low single digits as mentioned before), and have regular price wars to fight over market share.
It seems 5 is enough to keep players from making excessive profits.