The number and strength of competing firms in an industry and the ease of entry for new competitors
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Monopolistic competition
A competitive industry with many firms, easy to enter and good knowledge amongst consumers about prices and product but with each firm producing differentiated products.
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Oligopoly
Industry with competition amongst a relatively few businesses.
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Monopoly
In theory, an industry with just one supplier but the UK and EU definition is of a firm with at least 25% market share or a legal monopoly
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Collusion
Firms working together - called a cartel - a fix prices or agree on output levels to reduce competition.
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Competition policy
Aims to prevent the abuse of monopoly power so that competition in markets is not restricted.
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Card 2
Front
A competitive industry with many firms, easy to enter and good knowledge amongst consumers about prices and product but with each firm producing differentiated products.
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Monopolistic competition
Card 3
Front
Industry with competition amongst a relatively few businesses.
Back
Card 4
Front
In theory, an industry with just one supplier but the UK and EU definition is of a firm with at least 25% market share or a legal monopoly
Back
Card 5
Front
Firms working together - called a cartel - a fix prices or agree on output levels to reduce competition.
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