Oligopoly FMCG sector [pic] Submitted By: Saurabh Saini (09927904) Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Oligopoly: Some concepts and definitions 3. Introduction There are different types of market orientation in different geographies and for different products or verticals. It can be perfect competition or monopolistic or may be a duopoly. But in the reality‚ probably the most important and common nature of competition and the market structure
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definitions of perfect competition and pure monopoly lie oligopolies and monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly is where there are a few sellers with similar or identical products ‚ which are large enough relative to the total market that they can influence the market price. It is a form for market structure quite common. In many countries‚ the automobile‚ steel‚ petrochemical‚ electrical and computer devices all belong to category of oligopoly market structure. In recent markets‚ there are two main
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OLIGOPOLY INTRODUCTION Oligopolists maximize their total profits by forming a cartel and acting like a monopolist. Yet‚ if oligopolists make decisions about production levels individually‚ the result is a greater quantity and a lower price than under the monopoly outcome. The larger the number of firms in the oligopoly‚ the closer the quantity and price will be to the levels that would prevail under competition. The prisoners’ dilemma shows that self-interest can prevent people from maintaining
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demands. This usually occurs where firms take measures to ensure that little or no competitive reactions occur. It seems that when there are a few large companies in an industry they will want to eliminate uncertainty and take part in a type of collusive behaviour. Ultimately these companies engage in ‘price fixing cartels’ which are however illegal in the EU‚ it is difficult to prove the existence of a price fixing cartel. Explicit price fixing This is an attempt by suppliers to control supply and
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Main economic features of an Oligopoly and key economic theories of price fixing. This part of the coursework aims to identify and explain the main economic features of an Oligopoly and also the key economic theories which influence the price of a product or service. This part deals with the theoretical aspects of Oligopoly and the later part emphasizes on the practical applications of the theories and oligopoly features. According to Pass et al (2000)‚ “Oligopoly‚ a type of market structure is
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OPEC Oligopoly Chelsea Weber OPEC Oligopoly Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been called many names; monopoly‚ oligopoly‚ cartel‚ or all of the above. Reading further will give information on to why OPEC is an oligopoly. To give you a brief background on OPEC‚ explain to you how OPEC acts like a cartel and of why OPEC is a successful oligopoly and cartel. Is OPEC a successful oligopoly? Some people refer to OPEC as a cartel which is another name for oligopoly. Some people
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ECONOMICS ASSIGNMENT (Ms. Randeep Kaur) SUBMITTED BY: JATINDER PAL SINGH MBA-General Roll No. 12 UBS TELECOM INDUSTRY ’Indian Telecom Industry’ is the fifth largest and fastest growing industry in the world. Three types of players exists in ’ Telecom Industry India ’ community - * State owned companies like - BSNL and MTNL. * Private Indian owned companies like - Reliance Infocom and Tata Teleservices. * Foreign invested companies like - Hutchison-Essar‚ Bharti Airtel Tele-Ventures‚
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Chapter 16 Oligopoly MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Markets with only a few sellers‚ each offering a product similar or identical to the others‚ are typically referred to as a. competitive markets. b. monopoly markets. c. monopolistically competitive markets. d. oligopoly markets. ANSWER: d. oligopoly markets. TYPE: M DIFFICULTY: 1 SECTION: 16.1 2. An oligopoly is a market in which a. there are only a few sellers‚ each offering a product similar or identical
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1) Oligopoly is when a particular market is controlled by a small group of firms. For example supermarkets‚ there are three (there usually exist three companies) companies which dominate the market‚ Wong and Metro‚ Santa Isabel and Plaza Vea‚ and Tottus. The main assumptions that economists make when talking about a situation of Oligopoly are various; three or four large companies dominate the industry‚ but small companies do exist (smaller companies in the recent example would be for example "Arakaki"
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Market structure refers to: • Nature and degree of competition within a particular market • The number of firms producing identical products which are homogenous Oligopoly: This is a market structure in which the market is dominated by a small number of firms that together control the majority of the market share. Few firms dominate Although only a few firms dominate‚ it is possible that many small firms may also operate in the market e.g. the major airlines. It is a situation between perfect
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