This document defines market structure as the organizational and other characteristics of a market. It then lists and describes the four main types of market structures: monopolistic competition, perfect competition, monopoly, and oligopoly. Monopolistic competition involves many producers selling differentiated products. Perfect competition features identical and undifferentiated products. A monopoly has only one provider. Oligopoly is controlled by a small number of dominant firms. Examples are provided for each type of market structure.

1. MARKET
STRUCTURES
BY: YOO SAE HA
Gr.9-Bl.MARK

2. “
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MARKET STRUCTURE- IT IS AN
ORGANISATIONAL AND OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS OF A MARKET
TYPES OF MARKET STRUCTURES
1.MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
2.PERFECT COMPETITON
3.MONOPOLY
4.OLIGOPOLY

3. 1.MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION IS A MARKET
STRUCTURE WHERE MANY PRODUCERS SELL
PRODUCTS THAT ARE DIFFERENTIATED FROM ONE
ANOTHER.
Ex. McDonald,KFC,Burger King, Wendys.

4. 2. PERFECT COMPETITION IS A THEORETICAL MARKET
STRUCTURE THAT FEATURES LOW BARRIERS TO
ENTRY, IDENTICAL PRODUCTS WITH NO
DIFFERENTIATION, AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF
PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS.
Ex. Ebay, Street Food Vendors, etc….

5. 3.MONOPOLY, WHERE THERE IS ONLY ONE PROVIDER
OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE.
Ex. Meralco, Manila Water, etc…..

6. 4. OLIGOPOLY, IN WHICH A MARKET IS RUN BY A
SMALL NUMBER OF FIRMS THAT TOGETHER
CONTROL THE MAJORITY OF THE MARKET SHARE.
Ex. Google, Microsoft , Intel, AMD , etc…