Global integration [is not equal to] global concentration
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Fariborz Ghadar
Contributors: Ghadar, Fariborz; Harvard Business School. Division of Research
Series: Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School -- 05-085; Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- 05-085
Publisher: Division of Research, Harvard Business School
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Other titles: Global integration, global concentration
Description: There is a widespread belief that increases in the cross-border integration of markets are associated with increases in global concentration along various dimensions. This article reviews the available evidence and presents new data indicating that increasing global integration has not been accompanied by general increases in four types of global concentration measures: industry seller concentration, cross-industry superconcentration, national/regional hegemony, and geographic concentration. The article also discusses the possible causes and consequences of a systematic bias towards believing in increasing concentration, as well as some practical remedies.
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