Economies of scale occur when long-run average costs are falling (see Figure 1). A single firm will face lower production costs than if two or more firms produced the same output, creating a barrier to entry.
Barriers to entry arise if an incumbent firm enjoys lower absolute costs of production, maybe gained from its production experience (see Figure 2).
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