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SCOPE ECONOMIES [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Production (Economics)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Cost advantage of producing different products in a single firm.

CONT

Murray and White (1983) have analyzed economies of scale, that is, economies of production due to output expansion, and economies of scope, that is, economies due to joint production of output, for credit unions of British Columbia through explicit recognition of the multiproduct nature of the credit union ... British Columbia credit unions experience overall as well as product-specific economies of scope related to joint provision of loans and investment activities.

OBS

This expression is more frequently used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • economy of scope
  • scope economies
  • scope economy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Production (Économie)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Accroissement de l'efficience résultant de l'élargissement de la gamme des biens ou services que produit l'entreprise, notamment en raison des achats, de la publicité et de la distribution qui se font dorénavant sur une plus grande échelle.

OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • économie de diversification
  • économie de gamme
  • économie d'envergure

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
  • Producción (Economía)
  • Comercio exterior
CONT

... economías de alcance, que consiste en fabricar un grupo de productos que explotan nichos de mercado.

Key term(s)
  • economía de diversificación
  • economía de alcance
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