Natural monopoly: related pages

A market in which there is only one supplier of a product or service.

A market dominated by two suppliers to the extent that they jointly control prices.

A market in which there are multiple suppliers but only one buyer.

Where an oligopoly exists, a few large suppliers dominate the market resulting in a high degree of market concentration.

Anything that makes it difficult for a new entrant to break into a market.

Effects which cause the value of a product to its consumers to increase if it is more widely used.