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The Positive Economist Susan Hayes
PDST Economics Conference
Economic Conference
Markets2nd Oct 2010
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Markets
• Perfect Competition
• Monopoly
• Monopolistic Competition
• Oligopoly
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Perfect Competition
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Who dictates price?
• The Consumer
• The Industry
• The Retailer
... hence participants are a price taker
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Does perfect competition exist?
• In practice it is impossible to find absolutely
“perfect competition”
• Illustrative Examples:
– Vegetables in supermarket
– Convenience Stores (Gala, Mace, Centra)
– Google, Bing, Yahoo!
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Monopoly
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How do Monopolies arise?
Legislation Iarnrod Eireann
Mergers & Takeovers Ryanair & Aer Lingus takeover
Sole ownership of an essential factor or production An Post
Economies of Scale Microsoft
Cartels OPEC, SIPTU
Product Differentiation & Advertising Google
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A threat to Google’s Monopoly?
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Does a monopoly provide an incentive or
disincentive to innovate?
• No competition?
• Protecting the status of a monopoly
• Lure of access to a monopoly
“The Tracker Mortgage” – Bank of Scotland, Ireland
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Monopolistic Competition – The most common form
of competition?
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How can ‘one separate themselves from the
crowd’ ?• Advertising
– Ryanair
– 8202020 Cabs
– Bank of Ireland Ads (with subtitles)
• Service
– Minstrel on the side of my coffee
– Tea when you arrive at a B&B
– Google Instant
• Product
– Burger.... “Happy Meal”
– Green Energy Lightbulbs
– (Extra) Low Fat Cream Cheese
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Oligopoly…..
• “dominated by a few very large firms”
• .... “depends on your market”
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Examples
• Local Pubs, Butchers, Shopkeepers
• ESB, Airtricity, Bord Gais
• Vodafone,O2, Meteor
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Barriers to Entry
Economies of Scale BP, Shell, Dragon Oil
Channels of Distribution
Landing Slots in airports
Limit Pricing Meteor, O2, Vodafone
Brand ProliferationRTE, Newstalk, Today
FM