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Market Concentration Measures And Investment Decisions In Mexican Manufacturing Firms

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  • Antonio Ruiz-Porras
  • Celina López-Mateo

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We study how different measures of market concentration explain investment decisions of Mexican manufacturing firms. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index is the traditional measure of market structure concentration. The Dominance Index is a competition measure used by Mexican regulators. The econometric assessments suggest that investment decisions of Mexican firms can be better explained by the Dominance Index than by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. Thus our results suggest that the Mexican Dominance Index might be useful as a measure of market structure and competition. The results also suggest that market concentration reduces investment. These conclusions are based on several econometric assessments.

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  • Antonio Ruiz-Porras & Celina López-Mateo, 2010. "Market Concentration Measures And Investment Decisions In Mexican Manufacturing Firms," Accounting & Taxation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 2(1), pages 59-69.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:acttax:v:2:y:2010:i:1:p:59-69
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    • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General

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