MONOPOLY CHARACTERISTICS: The four key characteristics of monopoly are: (1) a single firm selling all output in a market, (2) a unique product, (3) restrictions on entry into and exit out of the industry, and more often than not (4) specialized information about production techniques unavailable to other potential producers. See also | monopoly | monopoly and demand | monopoly and efficiency | monopoly and perfect competition | monopoly output, total revenue and total cost | monopoly output, marginal revenue and marginal cost | barrier to entry | substitute | perfect competition | perfect competition characteristics |
