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What are the four major types of markets in microeconomic analysis? What are the key characteristics that distinguish these markets?
The four types of market structures in economics include Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Oligopoly, and Monopolistic Competition.
The main characteristics of these market structures are summarized in the table below.
| Market Structure/ Characteristics | Monopoly | Oligopoly | Monopolistic Competition | Perfect Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of product | Unique | Often differentiated though sometimes homogeneous | Differentiated | Homogeneous |
| Market information | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | complete |
| Entry and Exit Conditions | Restricted | Extremely hard | Easy | Very Easy |
| Number of sellers | One | Few | Large | Large |
| Average size of the companies | One big company | Few large companies dominates the industry | Many small companies | Many small companies |
| Price (P) and Marginal cost (MC) | P> MC | P> MC | P> MC | P=MC |
