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Consider an economy where two events occur simultaneously: (1) The government enacts new regulations that significantly weaken anti-monopoly laws, allowing firms to gain more market power. (2) A major technological breakthrough leads to a substantial increase in the average output per worker. What is the most likely net effect on the position of the price-setting curve?
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