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Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition

Similarities and Dissimilarities Between Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition

Introduction In microeconomics, understanding different market structures is fundamental to analyzing firm behavior, pricing decisions, and output determination. Two important market forms that are frequently studied are perfect competition and monopolistic competition. While both market forms share certain characteristics, they also differ significantly in key aspects such as product differentiation, pricing power, and the nature…

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