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Monopolistic competition, a type of imperfect competition such that many producers sell
products that are differentiated from one another (e.g. by branding or quality) and hence are not
perfect substitutes. In monopolistic competition, a firm takes the prices charged by its rivals as
given and ignores the impact of its own prices on the prices of other firms
Oligopoly, in which a market is run by a small number of firms that together control the
majority of the market share.
Oligopsony, a market where many sellers can be present but meet only a few buyers.
unlimited number of producers and consumers, and a perfectly elastic demand curve.