refers to the competitive environment in which buyers and sellers operate.
MARKET STRUCTURE
implies an ideal situation for the buyers and sellers.
➢ PERFECT COMPETITION
in other markets, one or more of the assumptions of perfect
competition will not be met;
➢ IMPERFECT COMPETITION
TYPES OF IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKET
MONOPOLY
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
OLIGOPOLY
exists when a single firm that sells in that market has no close substitutes.
MONOPOLY
where in products are differentiated and entry and exit
are easy
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
is a market dominated by a small number of strategically interacting
firms.
OLIGOPOLY