On the Origins of the Concept of Natural Monopoly

Breves considerações sobre o contributo da teoria dos custos de transação ao debate regulatório

“…Manuela Mosca (2006) elaborou acurado estudo sobre o surgimento da expressão e análise dos monopólios naturais. Mosca encontra na célebre obra de Adam Smith, Inquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations, de 1776 a origem da preocupação econômica com aquele fenômeno.…”

Globalization, public sector reform, and the role of ports in international supply chains

“…Ports are often referred to as the classic example of the so-called natural monopoly case, whereby possible market failure can justify government intervention (Baumol 1977;Shirley and Nellis 1991;Mosca 2008). Under certain conditions (level of demand, cost structures, and technology), a market with two or more firms can produce sub-optimal economic outcomes (for example, a certain port may be too small to have two tug operators), whereas a single firm might produce the required output more efficiently.…”

Enrico Barone's ‘Ministry of Production’: Content and Context

“…41 See Dooley (1998) and Mosca (2005Mosca ( , 2008) for short summaries of Barone's explanation of the sources of monopoly.…”

“…. This subject is dealt with in Mosca (2008). from other similar firms that could spring up' (Barone [1908a(Barone [ ed.…”