The Ubiquity of Smartphones Has Erased the Digital Divide

question 7

True/False

The ubiquity of smartphones has erased the digital divide.

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Definitions:

Covert Collusion

An implicit, non-public agreement between firms to fix prices, limit production, or divide markets, without explicit communication.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the overall benefit to society.

Productive Efficiency

Occurs when a good or service is produced at the lowest possible cost, utilizing all resources efficiently.

Cartel

A formal agreement among firms (or countries) in an industry to set the price of a product and establish the outputs of the individual firms (or countries) or to divide the market for the product geographically.