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OLIGOPOLE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Establishments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- symmetric oligopoly 1, record 1, English, symmetric%20oligopoly
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
symmetric oligopoly: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - symmetric%20oligopoly
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements commerciaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oligopole symétrique
1, record 1, French, oligopole%20sym%C3%A9trique
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oligopole symétrique : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - oligopole%20sym%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Establishments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mature oligopoly 1, record 2, English, mature%20oligopoly
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mature oligopoly: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 2, English, - mature%20oligopoly
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Établissements commerciaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- branche en situation oligopolistique arrivée à maturité
1, record 2, French, branche%20en%20situation%20oligopolistique%20arriv%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20maturit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- oligopole arrivé à maturité 1, record 2, French, oligopole%20arriv%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20maturit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
branche en situation oligopolistique arrivée à maturité; oligopole arrivé à maturité : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 2, French, - branche%20en%20situation%20oligopolistique%20arriv%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20maturit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-01-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Establishments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- asymmetric oligopoly 1, record 3, English, asymmetric%20oligopoly
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
asymmetric oligopoly: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 3, English, - asymmetric%20oligopoly
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Établissements commerciaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- oligopole asymétrique
1, record 3, French, oligopole%20asym%C3%A9trique
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oligopole asymétrique : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 3, French, - oligopole%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-01-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Establishments
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bilateral oligopoly 1, record 4, English, bilateral%20oligopoly
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bilateral oligopoly: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 4, English, - bilateral%20oligopoly
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Établissements commerciaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- oligopole bilatéral
1, record 4, French, oligopole%20bilat%C3%A9ral
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oligopole bilatéral : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 4, French, - oligopole%20bilat%C3%A9ral
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-03-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Market Structure (Trade)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- oligopolistic competition
1, record 5, English, oligopolistic%20competition
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equivalent to oligopoly. Market situation in which the few producers that exist attempt to make agreements that improve their financial situation at the expense of consumers. If there are only two suppliers, it is a duopoly and if there is one, a monopoly. 2, record 5, English, - oligopolistic%20competition
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
the most acute case threatening instability of oligopolistic competition is that in which the different firms produce virtually identical or homogeneous products. 3, record 5, English, - oligopolistic%20competition
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oligopolistic competition: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 5, English, - oligopolistic%20competition
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- concurrence d’oligopole
1, record 5, French, concurrence%20d%26rsquo%3Boligopole
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
concurrence d'oligopole : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial 2, record 5, French, - concurrence%20d%26rsquo%3Boligopole
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- competencia oligopolística
1, record 5, Spanish, competencia%20oligopol%C3%ADstica
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equivale a oligopolio. Situación de mercado en la que existen pocos productores, que generalmente tratan de llegar a acuerdos que mejoren su situación económica a costa del consumidor. Si sólo hay dos oferentes se llama duopolio, y si hay uno monopolio. 1, record 5, Spanish, - competencia%20oligopol%C3%ADstica
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
competencia oligopolística: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 5, Spanish, - competencia%20oligopol%C3%ADstica
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-03-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Market Structure (Trade)
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- oligopoly
1, record 6, English, oligopoly
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation where the production of a commodity is in the hands of a relatively few companies and consequently controls the market price. 2, record 6, English, - oligopoly
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
- Lois du marché (Économie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- oligopole
1, record 6, French, oligopole
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marché dans lequel il n'y a qu'un petit nombre de vendeurs en face d'une multitude d'acheteurs. 2, record 6, French, - oligopole
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
- Leyes del mercado (Economía)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- oligopolio
1, record 6, Spanish, oligopolio
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de mercado en el cual existe un grado relativamente alto de concentración en forma relativa: esto es, un pequeño número de empresas controla una proporción grande de la producción, el empleo, etc. 2, record 6, Spanish, - oligopolio
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Types of Trade Goods
- National and International Economics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- oligopolistic item 1, record 7, English, oligopolistic%20item
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Types d'objets de commerce
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- marchandise faisant l'objet d’un oligopole
1, record 7, French, marchandise%20faisant%20l%27objet%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20oligopole
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1991-04-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Pricing Theory
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- oligopolistic price 1, record 8, English, oligopolistic%20price
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des prix
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- prix d’oligopole
1, record 8, French, prix%20d%26rsquo%3Boligopole
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1984-08-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- oligopol model 1, record 9, English, oligopol%20model
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- modèle de l'oligopole 1, record 9, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20l%27oligopole
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1981-09-10
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Marketing Research
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- oligopolistic market economy 1, record 10, English, oligopolistic%20market%20economy
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Étude du marché
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- économie de marché oligopole 1, record 10, French, %C3%A9conomie%20de%20march%C3%A9%20oligopole
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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