the Department of Justice and also made unfair and deceptive sales illegal. The above are all industrial regulation entities. Industrial regulation ensures pricing fairness throughout any industry according to a specific commodity. It can be put in place by the industry itself or the government as in the entities listed in the above paragraph. It exists to effect market structures and protects the market from firms that may seek to push other firms out of their industry by using unfair pricing practices
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however‚ in terms of market existence the underlying advantages‚ to be discussed below‚ are much less favorable. The classification of social regulations In the course of the recent 50 years the decrease of economic regulations is quite noticeable while the social ones present an increasing tendency and have been gaining significance after the Second World War. New government institutions have been established and keep preparing an increasing number of regulations referring to social issues. This trend
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fit into one form of the market structure types of pure competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly and monopoly. In each of the four market structure types‚ analyse and evaluate the Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm strategies a firm should pursue to sustain and improve on its profitability as much as possible. In the course of writing your assignment‚ you are required to use the SCP paradigm to evaluate the characteristics of the four market structure types‚ and how they impact
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Industrial regulation pertains to the government regulation of firms’ prices or rates within industries. These regulations are in existence to prevent companies from forming a monopoly‚ to promote competition and achieve allocative efficiency. (McConnell‚ Brue & Flynn‚ 2011) In the mid 1800s‚ as industry grew‚ many industries began to take on the look of a monopoly by being dominant firms. They used questionable pricing tactics and were charging their customers high prices. The customers and businesses
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Market Structure of a Cosmetologist Nedra Dennis ECO/365 Feb.11‚ 2013 Matthew J. Angner Market Structure of a Cosmetologist We will identify the market structure of a Cosmetologist also known as a hairdresser. Also how a Cosmetologist differentiates from other alternatives and the competitive strategies that might be used by the organization to maximize profits over the long run. As a Cosmetologist which I am in‚ the market structure would be a sole proprietorship. As a sole proprietor you
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MARKET STRUCTURE Economists classify the market in different ways. In the main‚ types of markets are examined in four categories which are ‘monopoly‚ oligopoly‚ monopolistic competition and perfect competition’. There are some major features that separate these types of markets. A monopoly is a structure in which a single supplier produces and sells a given product. (E.g. IGDAS‚ ISKI‚ OPEC) If there is a single seller in a certain industry and there are not any close substitutes for the product
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Humanities and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 20 [Special Issue – October 2012] Regulating Kenya’s Securities Markets: An Assessment of the Capital Markets Authority’s Enforcement Jurisprudence Dr. Jacob K. Gakeri Senior Lecturer School of Law‚ University of Nairobi Kenya Box 30197 Nairobi‚ 0010 GPO Kenya. Abstract The importance of an optimal regulatory and enforcement matrix in enhancing securities markets cannot be overemphasized. Countries with deep and vibrant securities markets generally
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Many people do not have the time in their tight and busy schedules to prepare or cook food at their homes‚ so they drive to the nearest fast-food restaurant of their choice. Time and speed are two critical factors that the fast-food industry uses to market itself. Workers and employees of this type of industry have to work extremely quick in order to serve and prepare food for hungry customers. Examples of the largest international competitors of the fast-food industry are McDonald’s‚ Wendy’s‚ Burger
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- All firms are price takers - All firms have a relatively small market share - Buyers know the nature of the product being sold and the prices charged by each firm. - The industry is characterised by freedom of entry and exit. Perfect competition is a theoretical market structure. It is primarily used as a benchmark against which other market structures are compared. The industry that best reflects perfect competition in real life is the agricultural
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When monopolists are not protected by law from competition‚ the companies may have to keep their prices low in order to keep competition from entering the market. However‚ USPS is considered a pure monopoly and barriers of entry are in place. USPS is the only federal operating system that sends and delivers mail. USPS has competition in the market with services such as package delivery. Now‚ the agency has to compete with major companies such as UPS and FedEx. United States Postal Services depends
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