4. What is a “MARKET” ?In Economics, a Market is defined as a context in which exchange of goods and services between sellers and buyers takes place.A Market exists whenever a transaction is made.
5. Four features:
1. Large No. of Buyers & Sellers
2. Homogeneous Products
3. Free Entry & Exit
4. Perfect Market Information
6. Large No. of Buyers & Sellers
the action of an individual buyer or seller is unable to affect the market priceBuyersSellers
7. Homogeneous Products
the products in the market must be identical in the eyes of consumers
8. Free Entry and Exit
Firms are free to entry or leave the marketWelcome to
Perfectly Competitive Market
Exit!!Entry!!
9. Perfect Market Information
Buyers & Sellers know all market information about goods e.g. PriceQualityQuantity
10. Example:
The stock exchange is a close example
11. Four Features:
1. Large No. of Buyers & Sellers
2. Differentiated Products
3. Free Entry & Exit
4. Imperfect Market InformationSame
as P.C.Same
as P.C.
12. Product Differentiation
A firm can use product differentiation to promote sales.
Techniques are:new designs
advertising
branding
13. Imperfect Information of the Market
Sellers & Buyers don’t have perfect info. on price & quality of goods
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14. Example:
Rice is an example
15. Four features:
1. A Few Dominant Sellers
2. Similar but Differentiated Products
3. Entry is Restricted
4. Imperfect Market Information
Same as P.C. & M.C.
16. Few dominant sellers
Oligopolies has to consider the reactions of other firms before making any decision
price rigidity
price leadership
non-price competition Market behavior:
17. Similar but Differentiate Products
the products are close substitutes to one another
18. Entry is Restricted
it is difficult because of government regulation/huge capital/technological requirementsImperfectly Competitive MarketEntry?
19. Same as M.C. & O.Four Features:
1. Only One seller in the whole market
2. No close subsitiute
3. Highly Difficult (even impossible) to Entry
4. Imperfect (highly restricted) Market Information
20. Only One Seller in the Whole Market
buyers can obtain the goods or services from monopoly onlyYou can only buy my product! woo...woo...
21. No Close Substitutes
buyers are difficult to find another goods to satisfy the same want
22. Highly Difficult (even impossible) to entry
it is because of monopoly powerSources of Monopoly Power
government ownership
government franchise
ownership of important resources
huge capital requirement
economies of scaleNo Entry!!
23. Examples
24. Summary Monopoly Oligopoly Monopolistic Perfect
Competition Competition1. No. of sellers2. No. of buyers3. Products nature4. Ease of entry5. Information availabilityOneManyNo close substituteForbiddenRestrictedRestrictedRestrictedEasy to enterPerfect InformationManyManyManyEasy to obtainFree entryHeterogeneousHeterogeneousHomogeneousA few dominant sellersManyMany