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Both the productive and allocative efficiencies can only be seen in the perfectly competitive market, where the industry’s
Economics Concept Introduction
Perfectly competitive market: A perfectly competitive market is a market structure where there are many buyers and sellers, and there are identical products in the market.
Monopoly: Monopoly refers to a market structure with the features of a single seller and more buyers. The firms have full control over the market.
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