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Author: William A. McEachern
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Chapter 15, Problem 5.8P
To determine
Whether the economy growing more or less competitive and the ways to explain this trend.
Concept Introduction:
According to Shepherd, there were three sources that explained the increasing trend in the competitiveness of the U.S. Economy. They were:
1. Competition from Imports;
2. Deregulation; and
3. Antitrust Activity
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