When the number of competing firms is small in a market, is this market necessarily different from a perfectly competitive market in terms of market power and efficiency? Develop your in-depth analysis and argument on the basis of relevant economic theory or models. Also discuss and explain how market power can empirically and practically (from a competition policy point of view) be assessed.

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Q: N

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