Here are the definitions matched with the corresponding types of market structures:
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A market with significant barriers to entry and a small number of price-setting firms.
- Oligopoly
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A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-setting firms.
- Monopolistic Competition
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A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-taking firms.
- Perfect Competition
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A market with significant barriers to entry and a single price-setting firm.
- Monopoly
You can arrange the definitions like this:
- Oligopoly: A market with significant barriers to entry and a small number of price-setting firms.
- Monopolistic Competition: A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-setting firms.
- Perfect Competition: A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-taking firms.
- Monopoly: A market with significant barriers to entry and a single price-setting firm.