Title: To what extend does the international school market in Shanghai fit the market structure of Oligopoly? Subject: Economics Essay by Pearl Session: May 2011 Words count: 3639 Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that the international school market in Shanghai is non-collusive oligopoly. CLASSIFICATION OF MARKETS - OLIGOPOLY Oligopoly means “few sellers”(McGee‚ p.201). The market which is another structure of non-price competition
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To What Extent do Two Oligopolies‚ McDonald’s and Quick Compete in Close Proximity? To What Extent do Two Oligopolies‚ McDonald’s and Quick Compete in Close Proximity? Abstract: McDonald’s and Quick are major fast food franchises in Antwerp‚ they have over a dozen franchises throughout Belgium and over five franchises each‚ only in the city of Antwerp. The Keyserlei is an area in Antwerp I visit a lot due to the proximity of it from my house. This is where my keen
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life (industries)‚ different swells (market structure) and even ’hot’ and ’cold’ spots (public companies). One of the key determinates to a successful national economy is the structure of its markets. The main market structures are: 1. Monopoly 2. Oligopoly 3. Perfect Competition 4. Monopolistic Competition Each of these market structures have unique characteristics‚ and can be classified according to three factors. The degree of competition‚ the first factor‚ is important as it classifies markets
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There is only one model for monopoly and one for perfect competition but in contrast to these oligopolies have several models to try to explain how they react‚ examples of these are the kinked demand curve‚ Bertrand and Cournot models. A non competitive oligopoly is ‘a market where a small number of firms act independently but are aware of each others actions’ (Oligopoly‚ Online). In perfect competition no single firm can affect price or quantity this is due to intense competition and the relative
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electricity sector market in the west bank is an oligopoly. An oligopoly is a market form in which an industry is dominated by a small number of firms. The proposition was based primarily in the fact that there are a very small number of electricity distribution firms in the west bank with high barriers to entry as there is a high cost of production. To prove this hypothesis‚ I must attempt to correlate the supermarkets with characteristics of an oligopoly. Those are: Number of firms: few. Products
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TV dilemma How to become an oligopoly firm in soft drink market? (source: "A new-age drink war starts as Soda Flops‚" Time‚ December 18‚ 2000 There are many soft drinks in the market‚ yet the main suppliers of popular soft drinks are only two: Coke and Pepsi. The soft drink market in America is a very big business with annual sales of $58 billion. Coke‚ with its patented Coca Cola drink‚ enjoys the dominant role in the soft drink market‚ and runner-up Pepsi is always challenging Coke for the
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References: Forgang‚ W. G.‚ & Einolf‚ K. W. (2006). Management Economics: An Accelerated Approach. M.E. Sharpe . Iran: OPEC May Need Further Output Cuts. (2008). World News Connection. Retrieved November 8‚ 2008‚ from EBSCOhost database. Kaplan‚ J. (1999). Unit 11 – Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. Retrieved November 8‚ 2008‚ from http://spot.colorado.edu/~kaplan/econ2010/section11/section11-main.html McConnell‚ C. R.‚ & Brue‚ S.L. (2004). Economics:
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their mutual benefit. Collusion most often takes place within the market structure of oligopoly‚ where the decision of a few firms to collude can significantly impact the market as a whole. Cartels are a special case of explicit collusion. Collusion which is not overt‚ on the other hand‚ is known as tacit collusion. How is OPEC a collusive oligopoly? Answer: OPEC is a collection of oil exporting countries. Oligopoly - Industry that is controlled by a few major players (firms or countries) Collusion
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MARKET STRUCTURES – OLIGOPOLY (I) ASSUMPTIONS 1. A few dominant firms How to measure whether an industry exhibits oligopoly : 2. Differentiated products 3. Relatively high barriers to entry 4. Strategic behavior • • is used to study strategic behavior 5. Many models to describe oligopoly • Kinked demand curve • Duopoly : Cournot‚ Stakleberg‚ Bertrand • Price leadership (II) STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR (1) Collusive agreements and Cartels Collusive agreements
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and informally. A single entity that holds a monopoly cannot be a cartel‚ though it may be guilty of abusing said monopoly in other ways. As such‚ it is inaccurate to describe (for example) Microsoft or AT&T as cartels. Cartels usually occur in oligopolies‚ where there are a small number of sellers. In general‚ cartels are economically unstable in that there is a great incentive for members to cheat and to sell more than the quotas set by the cartel. This has caused many cartels that attempt to set
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