ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Regulation usually focuses on Competition-making financial markets competitive to benefit consumers.
A
Yes, I understand this from the notes
B
No, I don’t understand this from the notes
C
No, I don’t understand this, as I have not read the notes
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Financial regulation refers to the rules and laws firms operating in the financial industry, such as banks, credit unions, insurance companies, financial brokers and asset managers must follow.

Detailed explanation-2: -The FTC’s competition mission is to enforce the rules of the competitive marketplace-the antitrust laws. These laws promote vigorous competition and protect consumers from anticompetitive mergers and business practices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Competition in America is about price, selection, and service. it benefits consumers by keeping prices low and the quality and choice of goods and services high. Competition makes our economy work. By enforcing antitrust laws, the Federal trade Commission helps to ensure that our markets are open and free.

Detailed explanation-4: -It leads to lower prices and better quality for existing products and services, and it promotes innovation in new products and services. There is a concern that regulation can have the effect of stifling competition, and thereby deprive customers of these benefits, for example through raising barriers to entry.

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