The market structure spectrum
The market structure spectrum
Economists classify markets using four features: the number and size of firms, product differentiation, barriers to entry and exit, and the quality of information. These features determine how much power a firm has over its price.
Step-by-step lessons on CIE Intl A Level Economics 7.6.1 perfect competition and imperfect competition: monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, natural monopoly. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.