Thomas J. Di Lorenzo was born on August 8, 1954. He was an American economic professor at Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business since 1992 and identifies himself as an believer of the Austrian School of economics. He is a member of the research team at The Independent Institute, a senior associate of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics in Virginia Technology. He became professor in a few universities in the US and wrote many books and articles containing controversial issues about economic situation and political issues. He became a frequent speaker at von Mises Institute events and offer several online courses about political subjects and also writes for LewRockwell.com. One of his prominent contributions to the world of economics is his article which was published in The Review of Austrian Economics Vol. 9, No. 2 (1996):43-58 ISBN 0889-3047, the title is the Myth of Natural Monopoly.
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In microeconomics, industrial organization and in economics books, natural monopoly is described as a situation in which, in structural perspectives, only one firm finds it beneficial to produce in the marketplace. With Natural monopoly, average total Costs
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Thomas DiLorenzo teaches Economics at the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola College in Maryland. He has written eleven books. He also
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