1.4 Market Failure

Negative Production Externalities

Asymmetric Information

Abuse of Monopoly Power (essay question)

  1. Explain how welfare loss may result from monopoly power. 
  2. Discuss the effectiveness of government responses (legislation and regulation) to reduce monopoly power. [bring in trade liberalisation, nationalisation, or privatisation if you so desire]

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