Market Structures

Perfect Competition

Easy Entry

Many producers

Identical products

No control over prices

Monopolistic Competition

Limited Entry

Many producers

Differentiated products

Some control on prices

Monopoly

Hard to get involved in.

One producer

Unique product

Substantial over prices

Oligopoly

Hard entry

Few producers

Similar products

Some control on prices

Market Failures

Externalities

Positive

Getiing a flu shot

Negative

A mass amount of dumping in Lake Manawa

Goods

Public

Sams Club

Private

Walmart