Episode 57 of 60 · Financial Literacy: Cash Course

The Imperfect Markets Showdown

Grades 6th+

Economics · Captions

About This Video

Is the economy a fair game, or is it rigged by the biggest players? This episode of Cash Course puts imperfect market players to the test, revealing how monopolies, oligopolies, and barriers to entry shape economic outcomes. Teach your teens how competition—fair or not—affects prices, choices, and even cupcakes.

Standards Met in Ohio

  • 6.E.15Grades 6thThe interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources and capital) used.
  • SS.6.15Grades 6thThe interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (e.g., entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources, capital) used.

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