Because of its heavy reliance on academic letter grades, the typical American high school had created a kind of free market in which every student was competing against every other student for rank. (educationnext.org)
In free market economies, price wars continuously take place between competitors as companies try to maximize profits and drive competitors out of business. (investopedia.com)
But despite the talk, the concept of a «free market for research» hasn't advanced much. (sciencemag.org)