Economics GCSE

Oligopoly characteristics

What Oligopoly characteristics means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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A few large firms dominate the market, sitting between the extremes of competitive markets and monopoly.

AQA · The importance of market structures on producers and consumers

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The importance of market structures on producers and consumers (AQA GCSE)

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