sticky prices Prices that require considerable stimulus to change. Oligopolies tend to have sticky prices because of the range of production levels they can maintain that will provide the return they want. Related Related Articles: Inflation Clues From Sticky Prices6 Facts: What We’d Like To Know About Inflation (and Milk)Our Weekly Roundup: From North Carolina to NorwayUp Like a Rocket, Down Like a FeatherThere’s Lots More To the CPI Than One Number Ann Mills Share This Previous Articlereal wage Next Articletime accounts December 17, 2020