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7.6.1 perfect competition and imperfect competition: monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, natural monopoly
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Market Structures

Market Structures

Economists classify markets using four features: the number and size of firms, how differentiated the product is, barriers to entry and exit, and the quality of information. These features determine how much control a firm has over its own price. Perfect competition has the least price power, while monopoly has the greatest.

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  1. Intl A Level
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  3. /7.6.1 perfect competition and imperfect competition: monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, natural monopoly

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