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The CR4 Index and the Interval Estimation of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index: An Empirical Comparison

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
Concentration indices are employed to measure the level of competition within an industry. Among the several indices proposed in the literature, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and the Four-firm concentration ratio (CR4) are among the most established.
Maurizio Naldi, Marta Flamini
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Adopting the Hirschman–Herfindahl Index to estimate the financial sustainability of Vietnamese public universities [PDF]

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2021
Over several decades, the Vietnamese government has increasingly cut its investment in the public higher education system and has also introduced a cost-sharing mechanism.
Trung Thanh Le   +5 more
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Analysis of Turkey's Base Metal Ore Exports by Herfindahl Hirschman Concentration Index

open access: yesGazi Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2022
Turkey produces underground resources through mining activities and brings them into the economy. Some of the produced minerals are exported. One of the most important of these minerals is base metal ores. Base metal ores are mainly exported to China, and its demand for raw materials is constantly increasing.
UZUN KART, ELİF, BAŞYİĞİT, MİKAİL
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Cautionary Note About the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of Market (Industry) Concentration [PDF]

open access: yesContemporary Economics, 2021
The Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) appears to be the most widely used index of market or industrial concentration. It is a summary measure that indicates the degree of competition, market power, and efficiency within a market or an industry. The HHI is also used by government agencies when evaluating potential violation of antitrust laws and ...
Kvålseth, Tarald O.
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GIS PROGRAMMING – AUTOMATED CALCULATION OF THE HERFINDAHL- HIRSCHMAN INDEX OF REGIONAL SPECIALIZATION

open access: yesHERALD, 2017
The paper describes the automated calculation of Herfindahl–Hirschman Index of regional specialization. Having used GIS programming and Python programming language, a tool has been designed to enable the automated calculation and visualization of the results of the observed index within ArcGIS software environment.
Davorin Bajić, Bajić, Davorin
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Creating Sustainable Income through the Cashew Nuts Value Chain (Evidence from Ghana) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Nuts, 2021
The study assessed the actors along the Cashew value chain and their influence in making the income derived from cashew sustainable. Primary data for the study were collected from 210 actors using a structured questionnaire.
Nicholas Oppong Mensah   +5 more
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Some notes on applying the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Economics Letters, 2011
The Herfindahl–Hirschman Index is one of the most commonly used indicators to detect anticompetitive behaviour in industries. In fact, an increase in the value of the index is usually interpreted as an indicator of actions which may lessen competition or even create a monopoly.
Akio Matsumoto   +2 more
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Product Market Competition, Free Cash Flow, Over Investment and Low Investment [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات تجربی حسابداری مالی, 2016
The goal of this paper is to examine the association between product marketcompetition and corporate investment decisions on particularly, over investment and low investment. The managers have different incentives to keep cash in firms.
Seyed Kazem Ebrahimi   +2 more
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A Buyer-Based Measure of Seller Concentration

open access: yesMathematics, 2022
In most markets, buyers differ in their ability or willingness to switch supplier. This note proposes a novel industry concentration measure that takes this heterogeneity into account. The index increases in the share of captive sales, coincides with the
Iwan Bos
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