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'''Artificial scarcity''' describes the [[scarcity]] of items even though the technology and [[Economic production|production]] capacity exists to create an abundance. The term is aptly applied to non-rival resources, i.e. those that do not diminish due to one person's use, although there are other resources which could be categorized as artificially scarce. The most common causes are [[monopoly]] pricing structures, such as those enabled by [[intellectual property]] rights or by high [[fixed costs]] in a particular marketplace. The inefficiency associated with artificial scarcity is formally known as a [[deadweight loss]]. | '''Artificial scarcity''' describes the [[scarcity]] of items even though the technology and [[Economic production|production]] capacity exists to create an abundance. The term is aptly applied to non-rival resources, i.e. those that do not diminish due to one person's use, although there are other resources which could be categorized as artificially scarce. The most common causes are [[monopoly]] pricing structures, such as those enabled by [[intellectual property]] rights or by high [[fixed costs]] in a particular marketplace. The inefficiency associated with artificial scarcity is formally known as a [[deadweight loss]]. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{Portal|Economics}} | {{Portal|Economics}} | ||
| − | *[[Post scarcity]] | + | *[[Post-scarcity economy|Post-Scarcity]] |
*[[Disney Vault]] | *[[Disney Vault]] | ||
*[[Criticism of intellectual property]] | *[[Criticism of intellectual property]] | ||