Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Monopolistic Competition
Practice what you've learned about monopolistic competition in this four-question exercise.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Monopolistic Competition
An example problem is given that shows how monopolistic competition works. Also an explanation of the model of monopolistic competition is given.
Other
Online Texts: Monopolistic Competition: Demand Change
This site uses graphs to show how changes in demand would change a firm's output, price, and profits or losses in a monopolistically competitive market structure.
Other
Oecd: Glossary of Statistical Terms: Monopolistic Competition
This site provides a simple and easy-to-understand definition of monopolistic competition.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Imperfect Competition
Practice what you have learned about the difference between perfect competition and different forms of imperfect competition in this exercise.
Curated OER
Model of Monopolistic Competition
This site uses an example of "pushcarts on the beach" to demonstrate a monopolistically competitive market structure and how as more firms enter the market, price, quantity, and deadweight loss are all effected.
Curated OER
Monopolistically Competitive Firm in Long Run Equilibrium
This site uses interactive graphs to show how changes in demand would change a firm's output, price, and profits or losses in a monopolistically competitive market structure.
Missouri State University
Missouri State University: Market Structure: Oligopoly
A good outline of course study on the topics of monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and anti-trust legislation.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Sherman Antitrust Act 1890
Features the full text of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices and prohibited trusts.
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: National Brands Versus Private Labels and Generics
This article compares national brands to generic brands, with respect to prices, customer satisfaction, and product differentiation.