Week 2 DiscussionEconomies of Scope and Scale
What are they? What is the key difference between an economy of scale and an economy of scope?
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One source of growth is external growth from a merger and/or acquisition. Often
merger/acquisition are justified on the basis of the expected benefits from the
merger/acquisition are ‘synergies’. Economists know these as economies of scale and
economies of scope.
Identify a recent merger/acquisition and use it to and answer the question: was the
merger/acquisition predominately about gaining economies of scale or economies scope?
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