This chapter discusses companies that are oligopolists in the market for the goods they sell. Many of the same ideas apply to companies that are oligopolists in the market for the inputs they buy. If sellers who are oligopolists try to increase the price of goods they sell, the goal of buyers who are oligopolists is to try to decrease the prices of goods they buy.

Major league baseball team owners have an oligopoly in the market for baseball players.

The owners' goal is to keep players' salaries.

True or False: This goal is difficult to achieve because teams can attract better players with higher salaries.

True

False

Baseball players went on strike in 1994 because they would not accept the salary cap that the owners wanted to impose.

True or False: The owners felt the need for a salary cap to dissolve collusive behavior over salaries.

True

False