Matsumoto, Akio; Merlone, Ugo; Szidarovszky, Ferenc - In: Applied Economics Letters 19 (2012) 2, pp. 181-184
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. In this article...