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Monopolistic Competition r
Characteristics
Cheese
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Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
Monopolistic
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2. FOUR MARKET MODELS
Monopolistic Competition:
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
• Relatively Large
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Number of Sellers
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership • Differentiated Products
• Easy Entry and Exit
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
Pure Monopolistic Pure
Competition Competition Oligopoly Monopoly
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3. CHARACTERISTICS
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Relatively Large Number
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
of Sellers
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory •Small Market Shares
•No Collusion
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
•Independent Action
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4. CHARACTERISTICS
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Differentiated Products
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
• Product Attributes
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
• Service
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership • Location
• Brand Names and
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
Packaging
• Some Control Over Price
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5. PRICE AND OUTPUT IN
Monopolistic Competition MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Expect New Competitors MC
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
ATC
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Price and Costs
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion P1
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency A1
Key Terms
Economic
Profits D
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6. PRICE AND OUTPUT IN
Monopolistic Competition MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Expect New Competitors MC
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
ATC
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
New competition drives down the
Price and Costs
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
price level – leading to economic
P
1
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
A
1 losses in the short run
Economic
Profits D
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7. PRICE AND OUTPUT IN
Monopolistic Competition MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Characteristics MC
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
ATC
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models A2
Price and Costs
Kinked-Demand Theory
P2
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
Economic
Losses
D
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8. PRICE AND OUTPUT IN
Monopolistic Competition MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Characteristics MC
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
ATC
Oligopolies and Mergers
A
With economic losses, firms will
Three Oligopoly Models
2
Price and Costs
Kinked-Demand Theory
P 2
exit the market – Stability occurs
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
when economic profits are zero
Economic
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
Losses
D
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9. PRICE AND OUTPUT IN
Monopolistic Competition MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Long-Run Equilibrium MC
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency Normal
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers Profit ATC
Three Oligopoly Models
Only
Price and Costs
Kinked-Demand Theory
P3
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
= A3
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
D
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10. MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
AND EFFICIENCY
• Not Productively Efficient
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
≠ Minimum ATC
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency • Not Allocatively Efficient
Key Terms
Price ≠ MC
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11. MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Monopolistic Competition
AND EFFICIENCY
Characteristics
Long-Run Equilibrium MC
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency Price is Not
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
= Minimum ATC
Three Oligopoly Models ATC
Price and Costs
Kinked-Demand Theory
P3
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
= A3
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
Price ≠ MC
D
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12. MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
AND EFFICIENCY
Product Variety
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory • Benefits of Product Variety
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency • Nonprice Competition
Key Terms
• Advertising Role
• Trial & Error Search for
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13. FOUR MARKET MODELS
Oligopoly:
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
• A Few Large Producers
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
• Homogeneous or
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Differentiated Products
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
• Control Over Price, But
Key Terms
Mutual Interdependence
• Entry Barriers
Pure Monopolistic Pure
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14. OLIGOPOLIES AND MERGERS
Mergers
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Measures of Industry
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Concentration
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
• Concentration Ratio
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms • Localized Markets
• Interindustry Competition
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• World Trade
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15. OLIGOPOLIES AND MERGERS
Herfindahl Index
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Sum of the squared percentage
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
market
Three Oligopoly Models shares for all firms in the industry –
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion Places greater weight upon the larger
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
firms
(%s1)2 + (%s2)2 + (%s3)2 + … + (%sn)2
Key Terms
A greater Herfindahl Index
indicates a greater concentration
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16. OLIGOPOLIES AND MERGERS
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Mutual Interdependence
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Game-Theory Model
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory Collusive Tendencies
•Collusion
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Incentive to Cheat
Key Terms
Introduction to Game
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17. OLIGOPOLY BEHAVIOR
A Game-Theory Overview
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
RareAir’s Price Strategy
Oligopoly
High Low
Oligopolies and Mergers
A B
Three Oligopoly Models
$12 $15
Uptown’s Price Strategy
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership High
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
$12 $6
C $6 D $8
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18. OLIGOPOLY BEHAVIOR
A Game-Theory Overview
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
RareAir’s Price Strategy
Oligopoly
High Low
Oligopolies and Mergers
A B
Three Oligopoly Models
$12 $15 Greatest
Uptown’s Price Strategy
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion Combined
Price Leadership High Profit
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
$12 $6
C $6 D $8
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19. OLIGOPOLY BEHAVIOR
A Game-Theory Overview
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
RareAir’s Price Strategy
Oligopoly
High Low
Oligopolies and Mergers
A B
Three Oligopoly Models
$12 $15
Uptown’s Price Strategy
Kinked-Demand Theory Independent
Cartels and Collusion Actions
Price Leadership High Stimulate
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
$12 $6 Response
C $6 D $8
Previous Next Low
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20. OLIGOPOLY BEHAVIOR
A Game-Theory Overview
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
RareAir’s Price Strategy
Oligopoly
High Low
Oligopolies and Mergers
A B
Three Oligopoly Models
$12 $15
Uptown’s Price Strategy
Kinked-Demand Theory Independent
Cartels and Collusion Actions
Price Leadership High Stimulate
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
$12 $6 Response
Gravitating
C $6 D $8 to the
Low Worst Case
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21. OLIGOPOLY BEHAVIOR
A Game-Theory Overview
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
RareAir’s Price Strategy
Oligopoly
High Low
Oligopolies and Mergers
Collusion
A B
Three Oligopoly Models
$12 $15
Uptown’s Price Strategy
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Invites a
Price Leadership High Different
Oligopoly and Efficiency
$12 $6 Solution
Key Terms
C $6 D $8
Previous Next Low
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22. OLIGOPOLY BEHAVIOR
A Game-Theory Overview
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
RareAir’s Price Strategy
Oligopoly
High Low
Oligopolies and Mergers
Collusion
A B
Three Oligopoly Models
$12 $15
Uptown’s Price Strategy
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Invites a
Price Leadership High Different
Oligopoly and Efficiency
$12 $6 Solution
Key Terms
C $6 D $8
Previous Next Low
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23. OLIGOPOLY BEHAVIOR
A Game-Theory Overview
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
RareAir’s Price Strategy
Oligopoly
High Low
Oligopolies and Mergers
Collusion
A B
Three Oligopoly Models
$12 $15
Uptown’s Price Strategy
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Invites a
Price Leadership High Different
Oligopoly and Efficiency
$12 $6 Solution
Key Terms
But, the
incentive
C $6 D $8 to cheat
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24. THREE OLIGOPOLY MODELS
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics No Standard Model due to...
Diversity of Oligopolies
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Complications of
Interdependence
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Alternative Models:
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
1 - Kinked Demand Curve
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2 - Collusive Pricing
3 - Price Leadership
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25. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
The firm’s demand and
Oligopoly marginal revenue curves
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
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26. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
The rival’s demand and
Oligopoly marginal revenue curves
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
D2
Previous Next MR2
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27. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition Rivals tend to
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
follow a price cut
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
D2
Previous Next MR2
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28. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition Rivals tend to
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
follow a price cut
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
or ignore a
Kinked-Demand Theory price increase
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
D2
Previous Next MR2
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29. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Effectively creating
Oligopoly a kinked demand curve
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
D2
Previous Next MR2
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30. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Effectively creating
Oligopoly a kinked demand curve
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
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31. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Effectively creating
Oligopoly a kinked demand curve
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory MC1
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
MC2
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32. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Profit maximization
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
MR = MC occurs
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
at the kink
Kinked-Demand Theory MC1
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
MC2
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33. KINKED DEMAND THEORY:
Monopolistic Competition NONCOLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
This behavior can set
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
off a price war
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory MC1
Cartels and Collusion
Price
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
MC2
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34. CARTELS AND OTHER COLLUSION
Oligopoly is conducive to
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
collusion
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
If a few firms face identical
or highly similar demand
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
and costs...
They will tend to seek joint
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35. CARTELS AND OTHER COLLUSION
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Colluding Oligopolists Will
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition Split the Monopoly Profits
Economic
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Profit
Oligopolies and Mergers Price and costs
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
MC
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership P0
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms A0 ATC
D
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36. CARTELS AND OTHER COLLUSION
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Overt Collusion
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
•Cartel
•OPEC
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Covert Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
•Recent Examples
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•Tacit Understandings
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37. CARTELS AND OTHER COLLUSION
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics Obstacles to Collusion
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
• Demand and Cost
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Differences
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership • Number of Firms
• Cheating
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
• Recession
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38. PRICE LEADERSHIP MODEL
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Leadership Tactics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
•Infrequent Price
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Changes
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
•Communications
•Limit Pricing
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Breakdowns in Price
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39. OLIGOPOLY AND ADVERTISING
Less Easily Duplicated
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Adequate Resources
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Positive Effects of
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Advertising
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
Potential Negative
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40. OLIGOPOLY AND EFFICIENCY
Productive Efficiency
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
P = Minimum ATC
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory Oligopoly: No Productive Efficiency
Cartels and Collusion
Allocative Efficiency
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
P = MC
Oligopoly: No Allocative Efficiency
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41. OLIGOPOLY AND EFFICIENCY
Productive Efficiency
Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
P = Minimum ATC
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Chapter
Oligopolies and Mergers
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory Oligopoly: No Productive Efficiency
Cartels and Collusion
Conclusions
Allocative Efficiency
Price Leadership
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
P = MC
Oligopoly: No Allocative Efficiency
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42. monopolistic competition interindustry competition
product differentiation import competition
Herfindahl index
nonprice competition
game-theory model
excess capacity
collusion
oligopoly kinked-demand curve
homogeneous oligopoly price war
differentiated oligopoly cartel
mutual interdependence tacit understandings
concentration ratio price leadership
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43. Monopolistic Competition
Characteristics
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Technology,
Price and Output in Monopolistic Competition
Monopolistic Competition and Efficiency
Oligopoly
Oligopolies and Mergers
R&D,
Three Oligopoly Models
Kinked-Demand Theory
Cartels and Collusion
Price Leadership
and
Oligopoly and Efficiency
Key Terms
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