GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE MARKET Content • Market failure and government failure • Competition policy • Public ownership‚ privatisation‚ regulation and deregulation of markets • Notions of equity • The problem of poverty • Government policies to alleviate poverty and to influence the distribution of income and wealth • Cost Benefit Analysis Market Failure • Markets fail for a number of reasons: – Externalities (social costs and social benefits) – Monopolies – Imperfect
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below. What does the market portfolio consist of (what are the portfolio weights)? The market portfolio consists of the market values (share price x number of shares) of ALL assets: A: $10 x 10m = $100m and weight 100/1314 = 7.61% B: $20 x 12m = $240m and weight 240/1314 = 18.26% C: $8 x 3m = $24m and weight 24/1314 = 1.83% D: $50 x 1m = $50m and weight 50/1314 = 3.81% E: $45 x 20m = $900m and weight 900/1314 = 68.49% The total market value of the market portfolio is 100+240+24+50+900=$1314m
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MARKET SEGMENTATION Segmentation factors The significant rise in Singapore’s wine consumption‚ in recent years‚ has lead to the rapid increase in the number of brands looking to enter this seemingly attractive market. In order for Seabrook to gain a competitive advantage and market their Pinot Noir and Shiraz successfully‚ they need to ensure that they effectively segment their potential customers in order to maintain focus‚ save resources and provide measurability. Market segmentation is a
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Fall 2013 Professor Guofu Tan Department of Economics University of Southern California Topic 11: Banks and Financial Markets 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Basics: Saving and Capital Formation Basics: The Financial System and the Allocation of Funds to Real Investment The Financial System in China Reform the Banking System Development of Financial Markets Econ 346: Economics of Transition and Development: China Guofu Tan Basics: Saving and Capital Formation 3
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MARKET OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS Market Opportunity Analysis is a prime tool to determine attractiveness and probability of success in the growing market. It helps in understanding: • It is important for companies to evaluate opportunities so as to grow their business and to sustain in a competitive world where competitors Following is the Opportunity Matrix that can be used to analyze opportunity. | |Success Probability | | |
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Financial Markets and Institutions Mid-Semester Exam Revision The Flow of Fund- the financial system allows the flow of funds from surplus spending units (SSU’s) to deficit spending units (DSU’s). Providers of funds (SSU) receive a financial instrument (which stipulates the terms of the deal – i.e. amount lent‚ stream of future income‚ maturity date‚ etc.) issued either by the receiver of the funds (DSU) or by a financial intermediary. Direct Finance- SSU’s lend money to DSU’s and SSU’s hold a
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I. Country Profile A. Background ❖ Bahamas The Bahamas‚ officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas‚ is a country consisting of more than 3‚000 islands‚ cays‚ and islets. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)‚ northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands‚ and southeast of the United States (nearest to the state of Florida). Its land area is 13‚939 km2 (5‚382 sq mi)‚ with a population of 353‚658. Its capital
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Market and Industry Analysis Figure 1 - Market/Industry Cement Dispatches In 2008-09 a total of 30.78 million ton material was attained and sent forward‚ generating an increase of 2.12% as compared to last year (Bestway Annual Report‚ 2008-09). Dispatches made locally contracted by 14% to a level of 19 million ton (as per DGKC Annual Report‚ 2008-09)‚ owing to inconvenient economic‚ political‚ law and order atmosphere reigning in the country (Bestway Annual Report‚ 2008-09). High cost of contracting
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I enjoyed reading Jack D. Schwager ’s MARKET WIZARDS (interviews with top traders)‚ because interviews in this book are straight forward detailed and very informative. I selected this book‚ because it is very interesting to me that how did these top notch traders reached at this level of trading. So I can evaluate the efforts‚ struggles and learn to implement on myself‚ to improve my trading skills. In this book Mr.Schwager has interviewed those traders who have struggled during the last 3 decades
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Paramount. 3. Compare your valuation (stand-alone basis) with market price. What makes the difference between two prices? Target Price: $26.48 to 29.41 Market Price: $ 48.88 to 55.50 Market Price Multiples: Multiples imply the current stock price is overvalued. PER 33.46 X‚ PBR 1.61 X‚ EV/EBITDA 13.7X There is a big difference in our Target Price and Market Price. This may come from 1) Market expectation that the company will generate more Free Cash Flow growth
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