CHAPTER 12: OLIGOPOLY
1. Importance of Oligopoly
2. Demand Barriers to Entry & Exit (Economies of scale, Patents, Branding, Sunk,
Costs, Legal barriers, Limit pricing)
3. Collusive Oligopoly (Formal and Tacit Collusion)
4. Prisoner’s Dilemma
5. Costs & Benefits of Collusion to Producers, Consumers, Workers & Government
6. Types of Price Competition (Predatory Vs Limit Pricing)
7. Types of Non-Price Competition (Advertising & Branding, Quality, Endorsement,
Product Placement, After-Sales Service)
1. Importance of Oligopoly
2. Demand Barriers to Entry & Exit (Economies of scale, Patents, Branding, Sunk,
Costs, Legal barriers, Limit pricing)
3. Collusive Oligopoly (Formal and Tacit Collusion)
4. Prisoner’s Dilemma
5. Costs & Benefits of Collusion to Producers, Consumers, Workers & Government
6. Types of Price Competition (Predatory Vs Limit Pricing)
7. Types of Non-Price Competition (Advertising & Branding, Quality, Endorsement,
Product Placement, After-Sales Service)