Conventional wisdom indicates that economic specialization can promote economic growth, whereas economic stability is theoretically associated with diversified economies. This conflicting relationship between specialization and diversity has been questioned, as regional scientists have suggested that specialization and diversity can coexist in a regional economy and proposed the concept of dive...

Abstract The aim of the paper is to determine whether audit market for public interest entities in Czech and Slovak Republic has been still concentrated subsequently measure concentration. article consists data including information from that perform statutory Slovakia on timeline 2017–2020. On level competition identified by Herfindahl-Hirschman Index CR4 Index, using revenues as a basis calcu...

This paper explores the effect of competition on prices and frequencies for Interurban rail market in Europe. Intramodal is assessed by Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI). Intermodal takes into account new types service such as coach carpooling services. The originality analysis stems from method database used. results show that intra-modal has a significant impact but not economy class because o...

This study aimed to identify marketing channels and analyze the behavioral structure market performance of palm oil FFB in Ngabang District. The research location determined by using purposive sampling, namely three villages respondents this were farmers all institutions involved FFB. results showed that there are for FFB, channel 1, selling collectors, then large agents who distribute factorie...

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...

Abstract The topic of this study has been the examination and comparison competitive balance Spanish English first leagues soccer, called La Liga Santander Barclays Premier League. basis for research project provided by a database sixteen hundred elements, containing data two starting from 2014/2015 season up to 2017/2018 season. When choosing time period study, we intended avoid having deal wi...

The aim of the research is to determine impact COVID-19 pandemic (and subsequent state aid) on selected financial indicators tour operators operating Slovakia’s market. article analyses changes in market between 2018 and 2020 (market concentration, insolvency insurance). For purposes describing position operators, medians were processed. At same time, a two-sample t-test was used test hypothese...

Crop diversification is a strategy used by producers to address their household food insecurity. This study analyzes the factors that influence households’ decision participate in crop on plot and determinants of level based survey data obtained through stratified sampling Tonkpi, Poro Tchologo regions 2020. The Herfindahl index was classify according degree diversification. Applying Cragg hurd...

We study theoretically and empirically the relationship between investor beliefs, ownership dispersion stock returns. find that high dispersion, measured by breadth or low Herfindahl index, forecasts returns positively for large stocks, as in Chen, Hong Stein (2002), but negatively small stocks. explain a difference-of-opinion model which stocks differ size of disagreements extent belief polari...