Studies indicate that the labor market for baseball players before the late 1970s was best represented by:

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The labor market for baseball players before the late 1970s was best represented by monopsony. This is because most teams had exclusive control over the players they employed, and players had limited options to sell their services to other teams. As a result, individual players had little bargaining power, and were paid less than their marginal product. This market structure began to change with the rise of free agency and the weakening of the reserve clause in baseball contracts.

Studies Indicate That the Labor Market for Baseball Players Before