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HOMOGENEOUS GOOD: Goods that are either physically identical or at least viewed as identical by buyers. In particular, the producer of a good can not be identified from the good itself. This is a key assumption underlying the perfect competition market structure, and like other assumptions is only approximated in the real world. Agricultural products, metals, and energy goods come as close as any in the real world.
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Lesson 19: Monopolistic Competition | Unit 1: Intro
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In this unit, you should have learned about:- Monopolistic competition as a market structure with a large number of relatively small firms that sell similar but slightly different products.
- The four characteristics of monopolistic competition -- large number of small firms, similar but not identical products, relatively good resource mobility, and relatively complete knowledge.
- Why monopolistic competition is consider the imperfect real world's best attempt to achieve perfect competition.
- Monopolistic competition as a mix of perfect competition (the "competition") and monopoly (the "monopolistic").
- The important role that product differentiation plays in monopolistic competition, and how it gives each firm "a little bit of a monopoly."
- How product differentiation can be achieved through physical differences, perceived differences, and support services.
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DETERMINANT This has one of two somewhat related meanings. First, it refers to a ceteris paribus factor that is held constant when a curve or graphical relation between two other variables is constructed. Second, it refers to a known directional change in a variable resulting from the disruption of an equilibrium that is identified using comparative statics.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time wandering around the shopping mall looking to buy either a wall poster commemorating yesterday or pink cotton balls. Be on the lookout for neighborhood pets, especially belligerent parrots.
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A U.S. dime has 118 groves around its edge, one fewer than a U.S. quarter.
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