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532. Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?

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Monopsity - The Labor Market Analogue to Monopoly Power

Elena Prager: Monopsity is typically the labor market analog to monopoly. She says it's when a firm can dictate market conditions for things that it purchases rather than for what it sells. A company with monopsony power could make working conditions worse or lower wages without losing all of its employees who decide to quit and go to another competitor, she says.

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