Perfect competition is a theoretical model with many buyers and sellers offering identical products. In this model, firms cannot influence prices and make zero long-term profit due to free entry and ...

In micro-economic textbooks, the main factor assumed to affect the quality of a market is the number of sellers. A single seller, termed a monopolist, is the worst because that seller has maximum ...

Monopolistic competition features many businesses offering similar, differentiated products. This market structure benefits both consumers with varied choices and businesses via low entry barriers.

It doesn’t matter what country you are in, regulators always seem to be reworking rules to make their markets better. The problem is that, often, different market objectives (and their solutions) ...

Buyers and sellers meet and at the right price all products are sold Three little words. Often that is all it takes to make one’s heart beat faster. “Liberty, equality, fraternity” captured the French ...

Retail competition enables end-users—residential, commercial, and industrial customers—to choose their electricity supplier and related services. This usually fosters competitive pricing, diverse ...

With the election of Donald Trump as the next US president, the future of financial regulation and its impact on the country's equity markets has become a key focus for industry participants. After ...