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The 12 pages that link to Natural monopoly, each with the reason it gives.

• Economies of scaleBroader topic: Large fixed costs and falling average costs can make a single provider least costly.

• MonopolyBroader topic: Strong economies of scale can make a single supplier the least-cost market structure.

• PrivatizationRelated: Privatizing a natural monopoly can replace public ownership with a need for strong regulation.

• State-owned enterpriseRelated: This market structure often motivates public ownership or regulation of essential networks.

• Market powerBroader topic: Regulators often address the market power created when duplication of infrastructure is inefficient.

• Marginal costRelated: Large fixed costs and falling average costs can keep marginal cost below average cost.

• Public ownershipRelated: Public ownership is one response to monopoly risks in network industries.

• DeregulationRelated: Deregulation may not create meaningful competition in industries with this cost structure.

• Public utilityRelated: Duplicating utility networks can waste resources, making a single provider economically efficient.

• Pipeline transportRelated: The high cost of duplicating pipeline infrastructure often concentrates ownership and prompts regulation.

• Market structureRelated: It distinguishes cost-driven concentration from monopoly maintained by exclusion or strategy.

• Cost curveRelated: Its subadditive costs can make a single producer more efficient across the relevant demand range.