Problem 3. Market Concentration (1 point In 2019, the retail industry in the Czech Republic is characterized by the exis
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Problem 3. Market Concentration (1 point In 2019, the retail industry in the Czech Republic is characterized by the exis
Problem 3. Market Concentration (1 point In 2019, the retail industry in the Czech Republic is characterized by the existence of 8 chains offering iden- tical products. Two of them announced plans to leave the market and sell their stores to another chain in the market. The corresponding market shares 8i, =1, ..., 8, are given in the following table: Country Firms Concentration Index 1 3 14 HHI 2019 10% 15% 15% 8% 6% 6% 5% 5% 2020 63% 15% 15% 0% 6% 6% 5% 0% 2 6 7 8 (*) Compute the concentration measures 14 and HHT for both years. (b) compute the change in concentration resulting from the acquisition of stores by firm 1, A4, = 7920 - 2010 and AHHHH/2/20 - 11/2019 (e) Which index represents concentration more precisely? Would you advise the Czech anti-trust regulatory body to approve the acquisition? Explain why or why not.
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