Handout
Other

South Western Learning: Econ News: Perfect Competition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a variety of economics-related newspaper headlines in perfectly competitive markets, and each headline offers discussion questions related to that topic.
Activity
Other

Egwald Web Services: Imperfect Competition Models: Monopolistic Competition

For Students 11th - 12th
This site provides an in-depth examination of monopolistic competition, along with appropriate levels of output, price, and corresponding profits. This site is for the advanced student of economics.
Activity
Other

Egwald Web Services: Imperfect Competition Models: Differentiated Oligopoly

For Students 11th - 12th
This site provides an in-depth study of a "differentiated oligopoly," and uses supporting graphs. For the advanced economics student.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Perfect Competition and Why It Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the economic ideal of perfect competition.
Activity
Other

Online Texts: Monopolistic Competition: Demand Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses graphs to show how changes in demand would change a firm's output, price, and profits or losses in a monopolistically competitive market structure.
Unit Plan
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Perfect Competition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows cost curves for a firm in a perfectly competitive market, and has an interactive graph to show what their profit margin is at various levels of production.
Handout
Other

South Western Learning: Econ News: Policy Debate: Is Microsoft a Monopoly?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
Information Technology Associates

Countries of the World: Austria Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the economy in Austria at this site. This page is easy to read and understand and provides good information about the structure of the Austrian market economy.
Handout
Geographic

Countries of the World: Austria

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the economy in Austria at this site. This page is easy to read and understand and provides good information about the structure of the Austrian market economy.
Article
Other

Netting America: Economic Relations Between England and Her Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
The economy of the English Colonies was tied to the homeland economy, which was based on the principle of mercantilism. The belief that a nations' wealth was determined on the power of its independent, fully self-sufficient economy...
Graphic
Curated OER

Monopolistically Competitive Firm in Long Run Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses interactive graphs to show how changes in demand would change a firm's output, price, and profits or losses in a monopolistically competitive market structure.
Activity
Tutor2u

Tutor2u: Oligopoly

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists the characteristics of an oligopoly, and discusses price competition, non-price competition, and price leadership.