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Deadweight Loss

Deadweight loss is a measure of the total loss of surplus relative to the maximum possible gains from trade available in a market. It quantifies the potential gains that go unrealized when the market is not operating at a Pareto-efficient level, such as when a firm with market power sets a profit-maximizing price instead of producing at the socially optimal quantity.

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