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NATURAL UNEMPLOYMENT: The combination of frictional and structural unemployment that persists in an efficient, expanding economy when labor and resource markets are in equilibrium. Natural unemployment exists when the economy is at full employment, which for practical purposes is defined as the condition in which the quantity of resources demanded is equal to the quantity of resources supplied. Most important for policy purposes, natural employment exists with stable prices, that is, no inflation.
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Lesson 20: Oligopoly | Unit 2: Structure
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- The structure of most oligopoly markets is characterized by entry barriers.
- A definition:
- Entry barriers are natural or artificial restrictions on the movement of resources into an industry which limits the number of competitors.
- The prime entry barriers are:
- Start-up Cost
- Resource Ownership
- Decreasing Average Cost
- Government Authorization
- Trade Restrictions
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AVERAGE TOTAL COST Total cost per unit of output, found by dividing total cost by the quantity of output. When compared with price (per unit revenue), average total cost (ATC) indicates the per unit profitability of a profit-maximizing firm. Average total cost is one of three average cost concepts important to short-run production analysis. The other two are average fixed cost and average variable cost. A related concept is marginal cost.
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Rosemary, long associated with remembrance, was worn as wreaths by students in ancient Greece during exams.
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LRAC Long Run Average Cost
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