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Contestable Markets

Level:
A-Level
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, IB, OCR

Last updated 2 Jul 2018

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For a contestable market to exist there must be low barriers to entry and exit so that new suppliers can come into a market to provide fresh competition to established businesses

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