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What types of asymmetric information problems have arisen as a result of the Myanmar’s control in terms of protected natural monopolies exercised over allocation of resources?

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A natural monopoly will maximize profits by producing at the quantity where marginal revenue (MR) equals marginal costs (MC) and by then looking to the market demand curve to see what price to charge for this quantity. Some industries are natural monopolies − due to high economies of scale, the most efficient number of firms is one. Therefore, it is difficult to encourage competition, and it is essential to regulate the firm to prevent the abuse of monopoly power.

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