A-level Economics - Oligopoly (4 lessons, including exam questions and answers)

Drawing on 10 years of teaching experience, I’ve developed this comprehensive Oligopoly resource, designed to provide a deep and accurate understanding of this complex market structure. With four fully comprehensive lessons, this resource covers everything you need to teach oligopoly with confidence and precision. Perfect for new and seasoned teachers alike, it’s a plug-and-play solution to save you time and elevate your classroom experience.

What’s included:

• Detailed explanations of oligopoly: Covering market characteristics, strategies, and behaviors.
• Advanced graphs: Including the kinked demand curve, with movements and cost changes fully explained.
• Non-price competition: In-depth exploration of branding, advertising, loyalty schemes, and other strategies.
• Game theory: Featuring a payoff matrix (Prisoner’s Dilemma) and its implications for firms deciding to collude or compete.
• To collude or not: Examining cartel behavior and incentives, with real-world examples.
• Engaging exercises: Activities to reinforce learning, with full answers provided for easy teaching.
• Exam-style questions: High-quality, CIE-aligned questions with detailed model answers to prepare students for top marks.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive and accurate content: Fully aligned with the syllabus to ensure reliability and precision.
• Visual and interactive tools: Advanced graphs, game theory models, and payoff matrices to enhance understanding.
• Plug-and-play design: Ready-to-use lessons that save hours of preparation.
• Complete teaching toolkit: Covers all theoretical and practical aspects of oligopoly, from non-price competition to game theory.

This resource simplifies the teaching of oligopoly while providing everything your students need to master this topic. It’s detailed, engaging, and tailored to help them excel in exams. Ready to use and packed with value, it’s the perfect addition to your teaching toolkit!