Modeling Trade in Imperfectly Competitive Industries Is Problematic Because

question 32

Multiple Choice

Modeling trade in imperfectly competitive industries is problematic because

• A) collusion among imperfectly competitive firms makes usable data rare.
• B) there is no single generally accepted model of behavior by imperfectly competitive firms.
• C) it is difficult to find an imperfectly competitive firm in the real world.
• D) there is only a single model of imperfect competition (monopoly) but imperfect competition can take many forms in the real world.
• E) there are no models of imperfectly competitive behavior.

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