Competitive markets
What Competitive markets means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A market featuring intense rivalry among firms, with a large number of buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, low barriers to entry and exit, and good information.
Markets that feature many buyers and sellers, meaning no single firm can dictate the market price.
Markets characterised by many buyers and sellers, low barriers to entry, and similar products.
Topics that use Competitive markets
- Competitive markets (AQA GCSE)
- The importance of market structures on producers and consumers (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Barriers to entry
- Competition
- Competitive market
- Consumer choice
- Efficiency and cost management
- Market structures
- Non-price competition
- Price takers
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