Essays on Congestion Pricing

SWOT-analysis

Each organization (company) has certain advantages and disadvantages in the market. SWOT-analysis allows identifying the strong and weak points that require the most attention and effort on the part of the company. SWOT-analysis allows making an informed decision on the way of business development, avoiding the dangers and maximizing the use of available resources.

Opportunities include:

Moderate growth of the Brazilian passenger automobile market by 1.5-3% is expected due to the increase in GDP level, growing customer confidence and raised access to funding (Berger, 2014).

Threats concern:

In Brazil, there is an understanding that the strengthening of civil society will strengthen the country’ ...

SWOT-analysis

Strengths include: Rio de Janeiro is the second most important economic center in the country after the Brazilian Sao Paulo. In Rio, there are many enterprises; service industry is well developed; there are many financial institutions and offices of international companies (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). Rio de Janeiro has almost all types of public transport, except for the trolley – there are subways, buses, and taxis, and regular taxis and trams and funicular, and even hybrid tram and funicular (wide assortment).

Low labor expenses (labor costs index was equal almost 115 points in February 2016 and average salary of about $600) (Trading economics, 2016).

High market entry barriers (the internal business is supported). Weaknesses concern: Extremely high crime level (over 90%) (Numbeo, 2016). ...