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A monopoly is a single firm that sells a product having no close substitutes. The firm has almost no competitors. | A monopoly is a single firm that sells a product having no close substitutes. The firm has almost no competitors. | ||
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| + | In the United States, as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and subsequent legislation, monopolies are illegal; more specifically, | ||
| + | :While it is not illegal to have a monopoly position in a market, the antitrust laws make it unlawful to maintain or attempt to create a monopoly through tactics that either unreasonably exclude firms from the market or significantly impair their ability to compete.<ref>[http://www.ftc.gov/bc/compguide/maintain.htm Maintaining or Creating a Monopoly], U. S. Federal Trade Commission website</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:43, March 4, 2007
A monopoly is a single firm that sells a product having no close substitutes. The firm has almost no competitors.
In the United States, as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and subsequent legislation, monopolies are illegal; more specifically,
- While it is not illegal to have a monopoly position in a market, the antitrust laws make it unlawful to maintain or attempt to create a monopoly through tactics that either unreasonably exclude firms from the market or significantly impair their ability to compete.[1]
References
- ↑ Maintaining or Creating a Monopoly, U. S. Federal Trade Commission website