Isolating Mechanisms Are

question 34

Multiple Choice

Isolating mechanisms are:

• A)Barriers to the erosion of interfirm profit differentials
• B)Mechanisms that impede the equilibration of rents between industries
• C)The same as "barriers to mobility"
• D)Sources of disequilibrium that cause the profitability of different firms in an industry to diverge over time

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