Practice what you've learned about options available to regulate markets where the socially optimal quantity is not produced.

Through a series of resources, this tutorial investigates the characteristics of a monopoly and how to draw a cost analysis graph. Video lessons are provided to reinforce the concept.

This essay provides a debate-style format on whether or not Microsoft is a monopoly. Previous anti-trust cases are cited, both for and against Microsoft's position. Could be used for a classroom debate or opinion essay.

Provides a detailed examination of the characteristics of a monopoly, along with various kinds of monopolies, such as natural, local, coercive, and others.

Mergers within industries such as banking, telecommunications, and airlines have created a stir among consumers who charge that economic freedom and efficiency are being sacrificed in favor of corporate profits. In this lesson plan,...

This article argued that Microsoft was becoming a monopoly in the robotics industry by supplying software as a general platform that all forms of robotics could use. (June 20, 2006)

This site provides a good description of the four types of market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly, along with the major characteristics of each.

This site examines the relationship between a price taker and a price maker, and the market structure to which each might belong.

This site provides a simple and easy-to-understand definition of monopolistic competition.