Monopolies are quite common in business. If you offer a product or service that no one else has, then you possess a monopoly. In time, competitors probably will aim to match or improve upon your ...

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Uber has created more than a booming ride-sharing market. It’s given economists a treasure trove of data to understand one of the fundamental concepts of economics: the demand curve. Steven Levitt, ...

The international substitution effect provides an explanation for the downward slope of the aggregate demand curve. The textbook explanation relies on fixed exchange rates. With flexible rates, the ...

Introductory-level economics uses supply and demand curves to identify the "ideal" price for a product, service or other economic activity. In Econ 101, these curves assume that the economy is working ...

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An impressive 91% of students who graduated with a London Business School (LBS) MBA in 2023 received an offer of employment within three months of graduation. Of those graduates receiving an offer, 90 ...