A Microeconomic Study of the Indian Stock Market A brief overview of the Indian stock market 3 Purpose of the stock exchange 3 PRIMARY MARKET 3 SECONDARY MARKET 4 Role of ‘Supply and demand’ on the stock price movement 4 EVOLUTION OF MARKET STRUCTURE AND THE SELF REGULATORY APPROACH 5 Traditional structure of the stock exchanges: 5 Changes in the market structure and demutualization: 5 Stock Markets as Perfectly Competitive markets: 6 Transaction
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It is traditional to divide industries into categories according to the degree of competition that exists between the firms within the industry. There are four such categories. At one extreme is perfect competition‚ where there are very many firms competing. Each firm is so small relative to the whole industry that it has no power to influence price. It is a price taker. At the other extreme is monopoly‚ where there is just one firm in the industry‚ and hence no competition from within the industry
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An Analysis of Market Structures and Their Related Pricing Strategies Christa Jones American Public University Systems Abstract Market structures influence a firm’s behavior and profit opportunity and are therefore critical to understanding how a market functions. The conditions that distinguish each market structure define the level of competition observed within the market which in turn determines the profit level that can be made. Because pricing strategies are intended to maximize a firm’s
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Industries are classified into four different market structures. They are perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly and monopoly. Each of these has different characteristics regarding the number of firms involved to the type of product they make. Different methods and restrictions are used to maximize profits in all markets of the economy. Brand management and advertising are two tools that firms used to differentiate their products. The main objective of brand management is
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ALTERNATIVE MARKET STRUCTURES It is traditional to divide industries to categories according to the degree of competition that exists between the firms within the industry. There are four such categories. At one extreme is perfect competition‚ where there are many firms competing. Each firm is so small relative to the whole industry that it has no market power to influence price. It is a price taker. At the other extreme is monopoly‚ where there is just one firm in the industry‚ and hence no competition
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Microeconomics (from Greek prefix mikro- meaning "small" and economics) is a branch of economics that studies the behavior of individuals and small impacting players in making decisions on the allocation of limited resources (see scarcity).[1] Typically‚ it applies to markets where goods or services are bought and sold. Microeconomics examines how these decisions and behaviors affect the supply and demand for goods and services‚ which determines prices‚ and how prices‚ in turn‚ determine the quantity
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Market Structure of Airlines including a Market Structure Table Each business that operates provides goods of some nature‚ public‚ private common resources‚ or natural monopoly. To provide these goods to consumers and make money businesses are subject to Supply and Demand costs of labor as well as the Market Structure of its competition. Using knowledge in all of these aspects of economics it is apparent that Airlines are subject to these factors as well‚ how the economy works can be analyzed
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Analyse The Structure Of The Market Structure Of Oligopoly And The Difficulty In Predicting Output And Profits Market structure of oligopoly Oligopoly is a market structure where there are a few firms producing all or most of the market supply of a particular good or service and whose decisions about the industry’s output can affect competitors. Examples of oligopolistic structures are supermarket‚ banking industry and pharmaceutical industry. The characteristics of the oligopoly are: Small
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Market Structure Paper August 2‚ 2009 In this paper I will discuss competitive markets‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies and what role each of these play in an economy? I will also point out: o What the characteristics of each market structure is? o How the price is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o How output is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o What are the barriers to entry‚ if any? o What role does each market
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optimize price. It is an organization with a very desirable position in the world; very few companies can experience the opportunity to determine their own prices without loosing significantly market share. OPEC is considered a Monopolistic-Cartel type of organization. Firm’s demand curve This type of structure has the advantage that while increasing oil prices may shift the demand curve. The model allows backstop technology and tariffs on oil imports; therefore‚ the imposition of tariffs to importing
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