A Tax Can Increase Profit of a Monopolist or a Monopoly-like Firm: A Fiction or Distinct Possibility?
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monopoly; cartel; price elasticity; unit tax; after-tax profit.;All these keywords.
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- H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
- D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
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