Monopolio, Monopsonio e Rendimenti di Scala (Monopoly, Monopsony and Returns to Scale)

The classic problem of profit maximization of a firm in monopoly and monopsony is discussed in relation to returns to scale. Implications on the break-even point notion, the inadequacy of marginal pricing in natural monopoly, the social cost of monopoly and the results of monopsony buyer power naturally follow.

Il classico problema di ottimizzazione del profitto di un'impresa in monopolio viene trattato in relazione ai rendimenti di scala. Da ciò scaturiscono naturalmente le implicazioni sul break-even point, sull'inadeguatezza del marginal pricing nei casi monopolio naturale, sui risultati di buyer power in monopsonio. The classic problem of profit maximization of a firm in monopoly and monopsony is discussed in relation to returns to scale. Implications on the break-even point notion, the inadequacy of marginal pricing in natural monopoly, the social cost of monopoly and the results of monopsony buyer power naturally follow.