EBK ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
EBK ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 8220102452107
Author: Mankiw
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 14, Problem 1QR
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The examples of government-created monopoly.

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Government-created monopolyarises, when the government gives exclusive rights, that is, patent or copyrights to a single firm. Under patents rights, a firm gets an exclusive right to sale for 20 years for goods. Under copyrights, an individual obtains an exclusive right to author for a lifetime plus 70 years. This monopoly power is good for an economy. This is because a firm or an individual having innovative ideas and product can invest in the research and development to accumulate knowledge capital.

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Government-created monopoly: Government-created monopolyarises, when the government gives exclusive rights, that is, patent or copyrights to a single firm.

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