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Equilibrium in a Perfectly Competitive Market Results in the Greatest

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Equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market results in the greatest amount of economic surplus, or total benefit to society, from the production of a good.Why, then, did Joseph Schumpeter argue that an economy may benefit more from firms that have market power than from firms that are perfectly competitive?


Definitions:

Productive Contribution

The input or service provided by a factor of production towards the making of goods and services.

Corporate Form

A legal structure for businesses recognized as separate entities from their owners, providing limited liability protection and enabling easier access to capital.

Cost Efficient

Achieving a specific goal or output with minimum expense or least waste.

Economic Profit

The discrepancy between sum revenue and sum expenses, taking into account both acknowledged and assumed costs.

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