Balancing Industrial Concentration and Competition for Economic Development in Asia

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Mahurkar, Padmini, Barcenas, Lai-Lynn Angelica B
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: industrial policy; competition; import substitution; concentration; productivity; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/33; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2138724
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In pursuit of economic growth and development, countries have tried to strike a balance between competition and industrial policies across time. This paper will review the empirical evidence on industrial concentration and its economic correlates (notably firms’ performance as measured by profitabil...