Glossary · Micro · Monopoly
Barriers to entry
Whatever stops new firms from coming in to compete away a monopolist’s profit: control of a key resource, a patent or licence, economies of scale so large that one firm can serve the market cheapest, or network effects.
Also called: sources of monopoly power
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