This paper analyses the impact of political competition on economic performance in Indonesia. study uses a database covering 427 districts Indonesia, from 2000 to 2013. Political is measured using Herfindahl Hirschman Concentration Index for district parliament election. variable potentially endogenous, because likely be non-random and correlated with unobservable variables. To solve this probl...

In this paper we investigate the factors contributing to the fall in the Lerner Index (price-cost margin) in the British electricity market during the 90s. A first stage of our analysis models the number of breaks in the Lerner Index and their dating as unknowns. Our results suggest the existence of one structural break in the time series of the Lerner Index. The break point interval includes t...

Existing literature argues that political competition and electoral participation influence government efficiency. However, empirical evidence on the matter for developing countries is scant mixed. This paper contributes to by exploring impact of fiscal performance 1,098 Colombian municipalities during four periods (2000-2015). Using a fixed effect panel data model, we find significant positive...

The standard economic price theory of working with efficient source allocation is being confronted a series empirical findings asymmetric responses. objective the research was to examine whether distribution prices within dairy chain in Czech Republic fair and farmers progressed collective approach strengthen their position supply chain. We used pre-cointegration cointegration test for asymmetr...

The main objective of this paper is to introduce an Allen-type index differentiation based on cost functions. With index, we create economic measure product that quantifies differences between products. Applied research has some generally accepted measures, for example, the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index market concentration, or Gini coefficient inequality. Product differentiation, however, does no...

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...

The monopoly power in the duck egg and meat market structure in Tamil Nadu, the fourth largest duck raising zone of India was analysed by means of Concentration Ratio (CR) and Hirschman-Herfindahl Index (H index) and in the absence of monopoly, Bain’s classification was used to identify the prevailing structure of market. Five channels were identified to market eggs, while three for duck meat. ...

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...