THE ASSESSMENT OF REGULATIONS IMPOSED ON ENTERPRISES’ COMPETITION ON THE MARKET OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Abstract The paper analyzes the concept of competition and competitiveness, the types of moving forces of competition, the indicators characterizing the level of enterprises’ competitiveness on the market (potential of company’s resources, the level of revenue and costs, the access to financial resources, staff motivation, management culture etc.) as well as the evaluation parameters of market competition (market power, barriers of enterprises to enter the market, new enterprises entering the market to create price competition and stimulate innovation, forcing firms to exit the market, innovations introduced by enterprises in the market, increased tariffs’ costs incurred by competitors). A special place belongs to the assessment of the regulations with various restrictions in terms of competition.