Monopolies can maintain economic profits in the short and long run because of barriers to entry which prevent competitors from entering the market.  A Monopolistic Competition market does not have barriers to entry so firms are free to enter and leave the market.  This creates a situation where there is a long and short run similar to perfect competition. A graph showing: short run economic profit A graph showing: short run economic loss A graph showing: long run - normal profit (economic profit equal to zero)

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Monopolies can maintain economic profits in the short and long run because of barriers to entry which prevent competitors from entering the market.  A Monopolistic Competition market does not have barriers to entry so firms are free to enter and leave the market.  This creates a situation where there is a long and short run similar to perfect competition.

  1. A graph showing: short run economic profit
  2. A graph showing: short run economic loss
  3. A graph showing: long run - normal profit (economic profit equal to zero)
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