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The Profit Rate as a Measure of Monopoly Power

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The meaning of monopoly, 271. — The problem of measurement, 272. — Theoretical excess profits as indicators of monopoly, 273. — The problem of defining the rate of excess profit, 275. — Definition of the rate for a short fiscal period, 277. — The quantity of assets which a competitive firm will hold, 281. — The relation of the accounting to the theoretical rate of profit, 289. — The accounting profit rate as a measure of monopoly power, 291.

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  • Joe S. Bain, 1941. "The Profit Rate as a Measure of Monopoly Power," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 55(2), pages 271-293.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:55:y:1941:i:2:p:271-293.
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