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Una Nota sobre el Costo Social del Monopolio

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  • Ricardo Paredes

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In this note we show that a general underestimation of the social cost of monopoly exists in the literature. This is so because the concept of producer surplus is not weld understood. The main conclusion arrived in this note is that the existence of produ

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  • Ricardo Paredes, 1991. "Una Nota sobre el Costo Social del Monopolio," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 28(85), pages 521-526.
    • Handle: RePEc:ioe:cuadec:v:28:y:1991:i:85:p:521-526
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