HMGT 435 WEEK 5 DISC 5

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Provide a response to  TWO of the questions below by Saturday, then provide a response to at least TWO of your peers by Tuesday: 

Include the two questions that you selected to discuss at the top of your initial posting.

· What conditions must exist for a firm to be able to price discriminate? Provide an example. 

· How do economists use the Hirschman -Herfindahl Index? Provide an example. 

· Why are economic analyses of clinical and healthcare operations important? How can a healthcare leader apply this to their operations?

· What factors allow a firm to have monopoly profits? What should a healthcare manager need to know?

· What are the pros and cons of merger activity? Why would the government want to prevent mergers?

· What are the characteristics of monopolistic competition? Provide an example. 

· Why is understanding market structure important in health economics, what does it impact?