ECO 2010 INCLUSIVE ACCESS
ECO 2010 INCLUSIVE ACCESS
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781260564624
Author: McConnell
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 21, Problem 1DQ
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Antitrust policy and industrial regulation approach towards monopoly.

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In order to achieve efficiency, the government promotes competition in a market economy. The antitrust laws are used to maintain competition and preventing firms to create higher power in the process of creating monopoly. So, they use mergers or they take necessary action against the firms that misuse their power of being a monopoly.

The industrial regulation is used mainly in the cases of a natural monopoly. Here, the government will analyze the industry structure, the firm’s cost structure, the impact on the consumers and competitors due to the firm’s actions, technology used in the industry and the probability of a new competitor entering the industry and then regulate their operations.

Economics Concept Introduction

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Monopoly: Monopoly refers to the market structure with the features of a single seller and more buyers.  The firms have full control over the market. The price is fixed by the monopoly producer. There is a restriction for entry of the firm. Hence, there are no substitute goods available in the market.

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