2nd Edition

ISBN: 9781947172364

Author: Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher: OpenStax

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Chapter 9, Problem 2SCQ

Classify the following as a government-enforced barrier to entry, a banker to entry that is not government enforced, or a situation that does not involve a barrier to entry.

A City passes a law on how many licenses it will issue for taxicabs
A city passes a law that all taxicab drivers must pass a driving safety test and have insurance
A well-known trademark
Owning a spring that offers very pure water
An industry where economies of scale are very large compared to the size of demand in the market

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