Assignment
Read the articles below.
1) The Kraft-Heinz merger & the monopoly on food
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/2015/03/26/The-Kraft-Heinz-merger-the-monopoly-on-food/4591427324041/
by By Frank J. Maduri - March 26, 2015
2) Crovitz: TV's Unnatural Monopolies.
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324139404579016850166003972.html
3) Is Google a Monopoly? Wrong Question
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-08/is-google-a-monopoly-wrong-question.html
4) Drug Patents and Generics
https://www.news-medical.net/health/Drug-Patents-and-Generics.aspx
Answer the following question (one paragraph)
1. Why does the government grant patents to companies that research new drugs?