this paper aims to evaluate the impact of several indices of market structure including entry to barrier, economies of scale and concentration degree on 140 active industries using the digit. accordingly, we apply three methods including cost disadvantages ratio ( ), herfindahl–hirschman concentration index ( ) and comanor and willson criterion in order to assess the economies of scale and usin...

This study aims to determine the level of market concentration in construction work tenders West Papua and investigate correlation between index average participation tenders, number packages, tender savings. has privileges procurement special autonomy funds for development. The uses data from 2018-2022 employs Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) Concentration Ratio 4 (CR4) calculate concentration...

We study the effect of hospital market concentration on the quality of patient data protection practices. We use approximately 200 reported data breaches in US hospitals over the period 2006 2011 as a measure of the quality of patient data protection practices. We measure market concentration using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and estimate our models by exploiting cross-sectional HHI va...

The paper analyses the impact of geographic innovation on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Taiwan. Using 242 four-digit standard industrial classification (SIC) industries in Taiwan in 2001, we compute TFP by estimating Translog production functions with K, L, E and M inputs, and measure the geographic innovative activity using both Krugman's Gini coefficients and the location Herfindahl inde...

The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index is one of the most commonly used indicators to detect anticompetitive behavior 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. In this paper we show that this is not always the case. If all firms cooperate, then the index cannot be used since it ...

BACKGROUND Continuity of care (COC) has received attention over the past decade. COC has also become increasingly important for hospital managers and policy makers because of competitive health care market conditions. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between hospital charges and patients' continuity of care-assessed by three indices of continuity of care-among outpatients...

Modern economic growth is viewed through the prism of paradigm sustainable development. This work presents reasons for difficulties transition to development an economy with a high share extractive industry and shows that effective implementation Sustainable Development Goals it necessary change model reducing role this industry. The analysis contribution gross regional product Russia’s regions...

The geographical location of Ukraine provides a multitude possibilities for successful investment activity. There are rich natural resources, fertile soil and qualified low-cost labour force. On the other hand, investors have to deal with historical ties Soviet Union, corruption, and political instability exacerbated by occupation part territory Russia. This paper deals possibility identifyi...

The aim of this paper is to identify the industrial markets coordinates with the help of Herfindahl–Hirschman concentration index, cost disadvantage ratio (CDR) index and Comanor and Wilson's economies of scale index (MES). The paper also attempts to recognize Iran's monopolistic industries through the Fuzzy TOPSIS method presented by Chen (2000) under triangular fuzzy membership function. Give...