Monopolistic competition is a common market structure where many competing producers sell products that are differentiated from one another
perfect competition occurs in markets in which no participant has market power
Monopolistic Competition
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Three conditions characterize a monopolistic & Perfectly competitive market. First, the market has many firms, none of which is large. Second, there is free entry and exit into the market; there are no barriers to entry or exit. Third, each firm in the market produces a differentiated product. This last condition is what distinguishes monopolistic competition from perfect competition. In perfect competition in addition to the prior two characteristics the firms produces similar products.
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Monopolistic competition is inefficient compared to perfect competition because firms in monopolistic competition have some degree of market power, allowing them to set prices higher than in perfect competition. This leads to higher prices for consumers and less efficient allocation of resources. Additionally, firms in monopolistic competition may engage in non-price competition, such as advertising, which can further reduce efficiency.
In monopolistic competition, sellers can profit from the differences between their products and other products.
Perfect competition and monopolistic competition are distinct market structures, but they share some similarities. Perfect competition features many firms selling identical products, leading to no single firm influencing market prices. In contrast, monopolistic competition has many firms as well, but they sell differentiated products, allowing for some degree of market power. The term "monopolistic" in monopolistic competition refers to this ability of firms to set prices above marginal cost due to product differentiation, which is not present in perfect competition.
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