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Grades 9-12
Thinking on the Margin
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making…
Objective
Teachers will be able to:
- Introduce the differences between a monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly.
- Demonstrate interactive approaches to help students understand how these theories play out in the real world.
Standards
In this economics and personal finance webinar, teachers will compare monopolies, monopolistic competitions and oligopolies.
Description
Join us for an interactive webinar where we will see how economies that are based on a monopoly, monopolistic competition or oligopoly are similar but different in terms of their effects on firms, consumers and the scope of governmental influence.
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