Managerial Economics: Term Paper
Topic: " Being an Oligopolist is not easy "
Introduction
This paper will focus on the behaviour of oligopolists and the situations they are confronted with in their daily business.
The paper is divided in three parts. The first part explains the basic keywords. The second part tries to explain the nice and the sad sides of an oligopolist, and will discuss the consequences of their behaviour.
As well, I will try to examine the statement "being an oligopolist is not easy", and whether it is true or whether the truth lies in between.
Aspects of Market Structure
The four types of market structure are listed in the drawing below:
Characteristics of an oligopoly
Definition
Oligopoly is a type of imperfect competition with a market structure, that has only a
small group of sellers which offers similar or even identical products.
Oligopolist, Oligopoly
An oligopoly is a market form in which a market is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists). There are few participants in this type of market and each oligopolist is aware of the actions of the others. Oligopolistic markets are characterised by interactivity. The decisions of one firm influence and are influenced by the decisions of other firms.
The question is how we can describe the market situation of an Oligopolist. If we compare it to the other possibilities of a market situation such as a competitive market or a monopolistic market, it is neither of them.
The typical characteristics of an oligopoly is that each of the market players offer a product similar or identical to the others in a competitive market. This fact distin ...