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DEFINATION 
• Oligopoly :- An oligopoly is a market form in 
which a market or industry dominated by a 
small numbers of sellers. 
OR 
Oligopoly is a situation where a few large 
firms compete against each other and there is 
an element of interdependence in decision 
making of these firms.
• Oligopoly lies between perfect competition 
and monopoly. 
• Few number of companies in the market. 
• Produce identical products and compete on 
price, product, quantity and marketing.
TYPES OF OLIGOPOLY MARKET 
A. Pure and differentiated 
oligopoly market 
B. Collusive and non-collusive 
oligopoly
• PURE OLIGOPOLY :- Pure oligopoly refers to 
market where all the firms are producing 
homogenous product. There is no any kind of 
differences. Here all products are perfectly 
substitutable. 
• Differentiated oligopoly:- An oligopoly market is 
said to be differentiated oligopoly when the 
products produced by firms having some kind of 
differences. It is also called imperfect market.
• COLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY :- If the firms in 
oligopoly market are functioning on the basis 
of an agreement between them , it becomes a 
collusive oligopoly. 
• NON-COLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY :- Where there is 
no any kind of agreements and conducts 
between the firms. Each firms running on the 
basis of the policies themselves.
CHARACTERISTICS 
• Profit maximization 
• Ability to set price 
• Entry and exit 
• Number of firms 
• Long run profits 
• Product differentiation 
• Perfect knowledge 
• Interdependence 
• Non-price competition
MAIN FEATURES OF OLIGOPOLY 
• Small number of firms 
• Interdependence 
• Cooperation 
• Presence of monopoly element 
• Advertising
BARRIERS TO ENTRY 
1. NATURAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY :- When the market is 
not big enough for more firms. 
2. LEGAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY :- occurs when a legal 
barrier protects a small number of companies.
MODELS OF OLIGOPOLY MARKET 
• COURNOT-NASH MODEL 
• BERTRAND MODEL 
• KINKED DEMAND CURVE MODEL
SOME EXAMPLES 
1. IN INDIA :- The petroleum and gas industries , 
telecommunication , cement industry. 
2. IN CANADA :- 7 companies that control banking 
industries in canada are-Royal bank of 
canada,Bank of nova scotia,Bank de montreal, 
Canadian imperial bank of commerce, 
Desjardins group and Banque nationale du 
canada. 
3. WORLDWIDE:-Microsoft,Sony, and Nintendo 
dominate the video game console market.
BY:- HARSH PANDEY AND ARVIND TANWAR

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Oligopoly

  • 1.
  • 2. DEFINATION • Oligopoly :- An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry dominated by a small numbers of sellers. OR Oligopoly is a situation where a few large firms compete against each other and there is an element of interdependence in decision making of these firms.
  • 3. • Oligopoly lies between perfect competition and monopoly. • Few number of companies in the market. • Produce identical products and compete on price, product, quantity and marketing.
  • 4. TYPES OF OLIGOPOLY MARKET A. Pure and differentiated oligopoly market B. Collusive and non-collusive oligopoly
  • 5. • PURE OLIGOPOLY :- Pure oligopoly refers to market where all the firms are producing homogenous product. There is no any kind of differences. Here all products are perfectly substitutable. • Differentiated oligopoly:- An oligopoly market is said to be differentiated oligopoly when the products produced by firms having some kind of differences. It is also called imperfect market.
  • 6. • COLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY :- If the firms in oligopoly market are functioning on the basis of an agreement between them , it becomes a collusive oligopoly. • NON-COLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY :- Where there is no any kind of agreements and conducts between the firms. Each firms running on the basis of the policies themselves.
  • 7. CHARACTERISTICS • Profit maximization • Ability to set price • Entry and exit • Number of firms • Long run profits • Product differentiation • Perfect knowledge • Interdependence • Non-price competition
  • 8. MAIN FEATURES OF OLIGOPOLY • Small number of firms • Interdependence • Cooperation • Presence of monopoly element • Advertising
  • 9. BARRIERS TO ENTRY 1. NATURAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY :- When the market is not big enough for more firms. 2. LEGAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY :- occurs when a legal barrier protects a small number of companies.
  • 10. MODELS OF OLIGOPOLY MARKET • COURNOT-NASH MODEL • BERTRAND MODEL • KINKED DEMAND CURVE MODEL
  • 11. SOME EXAMPLES 1. IN INDIA :- The petroleum and gas industries , telecommunication , cement industry. 2. IN CANADA :- 7 companies that control banking industries in canada are-Royal bank of canada,Bank of nova scotia,Bank de montreal, Canadian imperial bank of commerce, Desjardins group and Banque nationale du canada. 3. WORLDWIDE:-Microsoft,Sony, and Nintendo dominate the video game console market.
  • 12. BY:- HARSH PANDEY AND ARVIND TANWAR