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Delve into the realms of perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly to explore who dictates prices, market dynamics, and barriers to entry. Discover how monopolies arise, the incentives for innovation, and the essence of monopolistic competition in a practical world.
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The Positive Economist Susan HayesPDST Economics Conference Economic Conference Markets 2nd Oct 2010
Markets • Perfect Competition • Monopoly • Monopolistic Competition • Oligopoly
Who dictates price? • The Consumer • The Industry • The Retailer ... hence participants are a price taker
Does perfect competition exist? • In practice it is impossible to find absolutely “perfect competition” • Illustrative Examples: • Vegetables in supermarket • Convenience Stores (Gala, Mace, Centra) • Google, Bing, Yahoo!
Does a monopoly provide an incentive or disincentive to innovate? • No competition? • Protecting the status of a monopoly • Lure of access to a monopoly “The Tracker Mortgage” – Bank of Scotland, Ireland
Monopolistic Competition – The most common form of competition?
How can ‘one separate themselves from the crowd’ ? • Advertising • Ryanair • 8202020 Cabs • Bank of Ireland Ads (with subtitles) • Service • Minstrel on the side of my coffee • Tea when you arrive at a B&B • Google Instant • Product • Burger.... “Happy Meal” • Green Energy Lightbulbs • (Extra) Low Fat Cream Cheese
Oligopoly….. • “dominated by a few very large firms” • .... “depends on your market”
Examples • Local Pubs, Butchers, Shopkeepers • ESB, Airtricity, Bord Gais • Vodafone,O2, Meteor