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¡Escribe tu texto aquí!5.CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY POWER Introduction The goal of the present study is to analyze the causes and effects of the monopoly power of companies. The rest of the paper is organized as follows: The second section explains causes of Monopoly power and the third section presents the effects of monopoly power. Causes of monopoly power There are many incentives for companies to want to have monopoly power: In monopoly firms make high levels of benefit. Therefore, they can spend this profit On investing in Research and Development. This can lead to the development of the New products that can benefit consumers. Economies of Scale. Monopolies can produce a large output. Therefore, they can Benefit from lower costs. This can be passed onto consumers into the form of lower Prices. Economies of scale are particularly important in industries with high fixed Costs, e.G. Car industry and airplane travel. Firms may become monopolies because they are successful and produce goods Efficiently. Domestic monopolies may be necessary to compete on an international Scale. Effects of monopoly power A monopoly probably cause the following effects: If a company has monopoly power, then it will have less competition and will set Prices, the monopolist is able to reduce quantity supplied to increase the price; less Choice for consumers; monopoly firms will be able to increase their incomes and Make higher profit. With higher prices and less choice for consumers, monopolies will cause allocative Inefficiency. If monopolies get too big they may experience diseconomies of scale. Monopolies are able to use their monopoly power to pay lower prices to their Suppliers, e.G. Supermarkets are able to pay low prices to farmers, and the farmers Don’t have any alternatives to sell their produce. Conclusion Monopolies generally lead to higher prices and are more inefficient. However, may Be the best outcome for some industries with substantial economies of scale. This Investigation has a number of limitations to be considered in evaluating its findings.