International Economics 14th Edition by Thomas Pugel

Exercise 4

A country is the only production site in the world for hyperhoney infinite pasta, a wonderful product produced using a delicate, highly perishable extract obtainable from some trees that grow only in this country. Furthermore, there is no domestic demand for this product in the country, so all production will be exported. The country's government has the choice of forming the pasta-producing industry either as a monopoly or as a large number of small pasta producers that will act as perfect competitors. What is your advice to the country's government about which market structure to choose for the pasta industry