Why would it be economically efficient to require a natural monopoly to charge a price equal to

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Why would it be economically efficient to require a natural monopoly to charge a price equal to marginal cost? Why do most regulatory agencies require natural monopolies to charge a price equal to average cost instead?
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Economics

ISBN: 978-0134106243

6th edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard

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