Market Structures Courses and Certifications

The Power of Markets III: Input Markets and Promoting Efficiency

42 ratings at Coursera

Analyze price discrimination, monopolistic competition and oligopoly, then apply input market theory to the minimum wage, Social Security, immigration and the NCAA cartel.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

How Competition Impacts Markets - Jagdish Sheth

Analyze competitive dynamics with Porter's Five Forces and the Rule of Three: weigh generalist versus specialist strategies, shared services, structural reinvention, and industry shakeouts.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Microeconomics for Business Professionals

9 ratings at edX

Explore microeconomics and its relationship to business decision-making. This course is eligible for Audit and Verified Certificate only.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 10-18 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Principles and Practices of Managerial Economics

Applies microeconomic concepts to business decisions through demand, production, pricing, cost, revenue, and competition analysis.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

Intermediate Microeconomics

Analyze consumer and producer behavior with utility functions, budget constraints, the Slutsky equation, cost minimization, and market structures from perfect competition to monopoly and oligopoly.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Internet Economics

Perspective e-commerce Vientiane, open the network economic exploration journey...

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Financial Markets - Financial Terms and Concepts - Lecture 1, Part II

Explore financial markets fundamentals including stocks, bonds, derivatives, market participants, investment strategies, risk management, and mathematical pricing models.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Porter's Five Forces Theory: Analysis of Competitive Business Environments

Explore Porter's Five Forces Theory and its application in business development and strategic operations. Learn about entry barriers, bargaining power, and threat of substitutes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Industry, Market and Business Analysis - Key Concepts and Strategies

Explore key market concepts, industry forces, and opportunity analysis to enhance business understanding and strategic decision-making.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Monopoly II - Lecture 12

Delve into the origins of monopolies, strategies for addressing them, and the concept of contestable markets in this continuation of monopoly discussion in microeconomics.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Competition I - Principles of Microeconomics - Lecture 7

Explore market structure concepts including how firms compete, short-run profit maximization, and short/long-run equilibrium in microeconomics.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Monopoly I - Principles of Microeconomics - Lecture 11

Explore the concept of monopoly in microeconomics, including profit maximization and welfare effects when a single seller controls a market.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Oligopoly II - Lecture 14

Delve into advanced oligopoly concepts, including cartels and price comparison, building on microeconomic principles with Prof. Gruber.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Competition II - Lecture 8

Explore perfect competition in the long run, focusing on how firms maximize profit in competitive markets through Prof. Gruber's microeconomics principles.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Oligopoly I - Lecture 13

Explore oligopoly markets where few companies control prices, using game theory and the Cournot model to understand market structures, cooperation, competition, and cartel dynamics.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video