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Industrial Concentration

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European Industrial Organisation

Part of the book series: Problems of Economic Integration ((PEI))

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Abstract

Traditionally, market structure has been characterised by the following factors:

  1. (i)

    the degree of concentration of firms;

  2. (ii)

    the level and types of barriers to entry;

  3. (iii)

    the degree of product differentiation; and

  4. (iv)

    the nature of industry demand, its evolution and elasticity.

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  1. University of Louvain, Belgium

    Alexis P. Jacquemin

  2. Netherlands School of Business, Netherlands

    Henry W. De Jong

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Jacquemin, A.P., De Jong, H.W. (1977). Industrial Concentration. In: European Industrial Organisation. Problems of Economic Integration. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86167-5_2

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