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The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index as a decision guide to business concentration: A statistical exploration

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  • Djolov, George

    (University of Stellenbosch)

Abstract

This article examines whether the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is a reliable decision-making tool of business concentration. The statistical properties of the index are considered in order to facilitate an improved statistical decision-making with the index. A misinformed application of the HHI as to its statistical characteristics has encouraged questionable uses and applications of the index. It has also limited its potential uses. Understanding the statistical nature of the HHI reveals that there is more to this index than known heretofore.

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  • Djolov, George, 2013. "The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index as a decision guide to business concentration: A statistical exploration," Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, IOS Press, issue 3, pages 201-227.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:iosjes:0001
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    1. Tang, Edward Chi Ho & Leung, Charles Ka Yui & Ng, Joe Cho Yiu, 2018. "Does an Oligopolistic Primary Market Matter? The Case of an Asian Housing Market," MPRA Paper 93680, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Vuković, Bojana & Mijić, Kristina & Spahić, Nataša, 2015. "Concentration Of Tobacco Market: Evidence From Serbia," Economics of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Economics, vol. 62(2), pages 1-14, June.
    3. Rój Justyna, 2016. "Competition Measurement of Hospitals in Poland: The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index Approach," Ekonomika (Economics), Sciendo, vol. 95(1), pages 166-181, January.
    4. Ravi Kashyap, 2024. "The Concentration Risk Indicator: Raising the Bar for Financial Stability and Portfolio Performance Measurement," Papers 2408.07271, arXiv.org.
    5. George Djolov, 2014. "Business concentration through the eyes of the HHI," International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research (IJBESAR), International Hellenic University (IHU), Kavala Campus, Greece (formerly Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology - EMaTTech), vol. 7(2), pages 105-127, September.
    6. Paul D. Gottlieb & Jennifer R. Weinert & Elizabeth Dobis & Karyn Malinowski, 2020. "The Evolution of Racehorse Clusters in the United States: Geographic Analysis and Implications for Sustainable Agricultural Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-31, January.

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    Keywords

    Business concentration; Herfindahl-Hirschman Index; relative variability;
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    JEL classification:

    • E00 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - General
    • G00 - Financial Economics - - General - - - General
    • M20 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - General

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