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Barriers To Entry and Market Structure

  1. Perfect competition: Zero barriers to entry.
  2. Monopolistic competition: Low barriers to entry.
  3. Oligopoly: High barriers to entry.
  4. Monopoly: Very High to Absolute barriers to entry.

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