Balancing Industrial Concentration and Competition for Economic Development in Asia: Insights from South Korea, China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Barcenas, Lai-Lynn Angelica, Mahurkar, Padmini
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• 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/65; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=asog-pubs
• 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...