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PRINCIPLES OF
ECONOMICS
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FOURTH EDITION
N. G R E G O R Y M A N K I W
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Perfect Competition
CHAPTER 14 SUMMARY
For a firm in a perfectly competitive market,
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Monopoly
PRINCIPLES OF
ECONOMICS
FOURTH EDITION
N. G R E G O R Y M A N K I W
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CHAPTER 15 SUMMARY
A monopoly firm is the sole seller in its market.
Monopolies arise due to barriers to entry,
including: government-granted monopolies, the
control of a key resource, or economies of scale
over the entire range of output.
CHAPTER 15 SUMMARY
Monopoly firms maximize profits by producing the
CHAPTER 15 SUMMARY
Monopoly firms (and others with market power) try
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Quantity
CHAPTER 16 SUMMARY
Oligopolists can maximize profits if they form a
CHAPTER 16 SUMMARY
The prisoners dilemma shows that self-interest
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Oligopoly
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Monopolistic Competition
PRINCIPLES OF
ECONOMICS
FOURTH EDITION
N. G R E G O R Y M A N K I W
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Monopolistic competition:
a market structure in which many firms sell
products that are similar but not identical.
Recall:
Monopolistic competition
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= Partial Substitutes!
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Differentiated Products:
perfect
competition
apartments
books
bottled water
clothing
fast food
night clubs
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number of sellers
one
many
free entry/exit
no
yes
positive
zero
yes
yes
downwarddownwardsloping
sloping
(market demand)
close substitutes
none
yes
yes
zero
zero
identical
differentiated
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profit
monopolistic
competition
many
importance of strategic
high
interactions between firms
low
likelihood of fierce
competition
high
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low?!
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MC
ATC
ATC
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Price
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downwardsloping
horizontal
many
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free entry/exit
number of sellers
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To maximize profit,
firm produces Q
where MR = MC.
many
monopolistic
competition
monopoly
At each Q, MR < P.
many
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number of sellers
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monopolistic
competition
Price
MC
losses
ATC
ATC
P
D
MR
MR
Q
Quantity
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Quantity
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MC
ATC
P = ATC
markup
D
MC
MR
Q
Quantity
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Price
1. Excess capacity
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Advertising
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advertising.
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Brand Names
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to consumers.
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CONCLUSION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
A monopolistically competitive market has
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
Monopolistic competition does not have all of the
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
Monopolistic Competition
Most close to reality
Differentiated Products:
Location, location, location!
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
Product differentiation and markup pricing lead to
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