What Are the Major Competitor Characteristics That Should Be Analyzed

question 104

Essay

What are the major competitor characteristics that should be analyzed when conducting a competitor analysis?

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Definitions:

Firms

Business entities that produce goods or provide services to consumers, aiming to maximize profits.

Pigouvian Taxes

Taxes imposed on any market activity that generates negative externalities (costs not reflected in the market price) to correct the market outcome.

External Costs

Costs that are not borne by the producers or users of a product or service, but by society or the environment.

Polluting Firms

Companies that release harmful substances into the environment as a byproduct of their production processes.