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Stacklberg Oligopoly

An Industry in which:
1. There are few firms serving many consumers;
2. Firms produce either differentiated or homogeneous products;
3. A single firm (the leader) chooses an output before rivals select their outputs;
4. All other firms (the followers) take the leader’s output as given and select outputs
as given and select outputs that maximize profits given the leader’s output; and
5. Barriers to entry exist.
Characteristic

An industry characterized as Stackelberg oligopoly if:


1. There are few firms serving many consumers
2. The firms produce either differentiated or homogeneous products
3. A single firm (the leader) chooses an output before all other firms choose their
outputs
4. All other firms (the followers) take as given the output of the leader and choose
outputs that maximize profits given the leader’s output
5. Barriers to entry exist
Bertand Oligopoly
An Industry in which:
1. There are few firms serving many consumers;
2. Firms produce identical products at a constant marginal cost;
3. Firms compete in price and react optimally to competitors’ price;
4. Consumers have perfect information and there are information and there are no
transaction costs; and
5. Barries to entry exist
Characteristic

An industry characterized as Stackelberg oligopoly if:


1. There are few firms in the market serving many consumers
2. The firms produce identical products at a constant marginal cost
3. Firms engage in price competition and react optimally to prices charged by
competitors
4. Consumers have perfect information and there are no transaction costs
5. Barriers to entry exist
Comparing Oligopoly Models
1. Individual firm outputs
2. Price in the market
3. Profits per firm
Contestable Market
An Market in which:
1. All firms have access to the same technology
2. Consumers respond quickly to price changes
3. Existing firms cannot respond quickly to entry by lowering their prices
4. There are no sunk costs
Characteristic

An industry characterized as Stackelberg oligopoly if:


1. There are few firms in the market serving many consumers
2. The firms produce identical products at a constant marginal cost
3. Firms engage in price competition and react optimally to prices charged by
competitors
4. Consumers have perfect information and there are no transaction costs
5. Barriers to entry exist

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