When regulators become captives of industry, they may
A) increase economic efficiency in the market.
B) support firms that resist demands for wage increases.
C) increase competition in an industry.
D) help a firm reallocate out of an industry in which it has losses.
E) prevent some firms from failing by keeping their prices high.
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