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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Aim of anti-trust law.
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Consider an oligopoly industry whose firms have identical demand and cost conditions. If the firms decide to collude, then they will want to collectively produce the amount of output that would be produced by:
a. A monopolistic competitor.
b. A pure competitor.
c. A pure monopolist.
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MONOPOLY AND OLIGOPOLY? PROVIDE EXAMPLES.
WHAT IS A MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION? PROVIDE EXAMPLE.
WHAT IS A PERFECT COMPETITION? PROVIDE EXAMPLE SITUATIONS
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