Market Power: Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition Flashcards
Number of firms in monopoly
one large firm
Type of product for monopoly (2)
unique
no close subsitute
Monopoly control over price
a lot
Monopoly barriers to entry
blocked
Nonprice competition for monopolies
no competition but some public relations advertising
Examples of monopolies
local public utilities (electricity, water)
Number of firms for monopolistic competition
many
Type of product for monopolistic competition
differentiated
Monopolistic competition control over price
some, depends on product differentiation
Monopolistic competition barriers to entry
relatively easy
Monopolistic competition nonprice competition
a lot
Examples of monopolistic competition (4)
restaurants, hotels, pubs, pharmacies
Number of firms in oligopoly
few
Types of products for oligopolies
differentiated
Oligopoly control over price
Number of firms in oligopoly
few
Size of firms in oligopoly
large
Differentiation of firms in oligopoly
no
Barrriers to entry for oligopolies
high
Market power of oligopolies
price cartel/price followers