This paper empirically explores the link between quality and concentration in a cross-section of manufactured goods …. Using concentration data and product quality indicators, an ordered probit estimation explores the impact of concentration … on quality that is defined as an index of quality characteristics. The results demonstrate that market concentration and …

This paper empirically explores the link between quality and concentration in a cross-section of manufactured goods …. Using concentration data and product quality indicators, an ordered probit estimation explores the impact of concentration … on quality that is defined as an index of quality characteristics. The results demonstrate that market concentration and …

have vast implications for competition, concentration and the efficiency of the financial sectors. This paper examines the … impact of increasing concentration and new technologies, linked with the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process, on the …, during the analyzed period (1997- 2002), the concentration of the commercial banks had a negative impact on the competition …

This paper explores the link between quality, cost and concentration. Using concentration and cost data and product …, random effects estimation explores the impact of concentration and cost on quality. The results demonstrate that overall … market concentration and high fixed costs are both positively correlated with product quality across most industries …

competition factors and industries' specificities. Econometric tests provide evidence that concentration indices have no … of the relationship between profitability and concentration may signify that competition is flawed in Ukraine. …

In this paper we re-examine empirically the Structure-Conduct-Performance relationship between concentration and … concentration does increase profitability, but only in geographically dispersed industries, suggesting that regional markets are an …