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Increasing economic profits in a competitive market

Rising economic profits within a competitive market do NOT produce pressures for: (i) expansions of existing firms. (ii) entry by new firms. (iii) price hikes. (iv) increases in costs for specialized resources. (v) ultimate erosion of such profits.

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