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Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 53 No. 4 1939

Price Flexibility and the "Degree of Monopoly"

John T. Dunlop

Harvard University Press

Abstract

Introduction: two approaches to the problem, 522. — I. Rigidity as a relative concept, 522; as a characteristic of the total system of prices, 524; as an indication of the degree of monopoly, 525. — Measurement of the degree of monopoly, 526. — II. The method employed: average prime costs vs. marginal costs, 527. — The statistical technique, 529. — Analysis of the data, 530.

DOI
10.2307/1883276
Volume
53
Issue
4
Pages
522
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