Market Structure: Oligopolies

In this economics worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer based on the four types of market structure. Students consider 6 characteristics of perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly as they...

After taking a look at various economic systems, take an economics quiz. Learners will be challenged as they answer 10 questions regarding market economy, command economy, and economic systems. 

Here is a fantastic resource in which you will watch as an instructor models a simulation conducted in an economics class on the four market structures (perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly).

Competition makes the economy go 'round! Learn about non-price competition and other elements of game theory, along with the details of oligopolies, with a video from Crash Course Economics.

Before you delve into a series of videos on microeconomics and imperfect competition, watch this video to get a general overview of the unit's key points, such as how demand in a monopoly is identified on a graph, oligopolies, and...

Students investigate the structure of oligopolistic markets. The business market is explored in order to make a comparison to accepted theory found in textbooks. An overall picture of the market is then created within the student mind to...

Learners review concepts related to market structures and competition. Using supply and demand, they identify what factors cause them to shift and analyze business downward facing demand curves. They compare and contrast the abilities of...

Students play a game to evaluate the power of competition in the four types of market structures. They describe characteristics and give examples of pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly.

Young scholars examine the role of OPEC and how it affects the price of oil. Using the internet, they research its history and relationship among different industries. Analyzing data trends, they identify how it has priced oil over...

Students first discover the tensions that have recently caused the price of crude oil to skyrocket. They explore the ways in which oil prices are determined, investigating both free market and oligopoly conditions.