Data and Code for: Agglomeration, Misallocation, and (the Lack of) Competition
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Wyatt J. Brooks, University of Notre Dame; Joseph P. Kaboski, Univeresity of Notre Dame and NBER; Yao Amber Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Project Citation:
Brooks, Wyatt J., Kaboski, Joseph P., and Li, Yao Amber. Data and Code for: Agglomeration, Misallocation, and (the Lack of) Competition. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-11-01. https://doi.org/10.3886/E119222V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Industrial agglomeration policies may limit competition. We develop, validate, and apply a novel approach for measuring competition based on the comovement of markups and market shares among firms in the same location and industry. Then we develop a model of how this reduction in competition affects aggregate income. We apply our approach to the well-known special economic zones (SEZs) of China. We estimate that firms in SEZs exhibit cooperative pricing almost three times as intensively as firms outside SEZs. Nevertheless, we model the aggregate consequences of SEZs and find positive effects because markups become higher, but also more equal.
Funding Sources:
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International Growth Centre ;
HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS) (IEMS16BM02)
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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macroeconomics;
development
JEL Classification:
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E23 Macroeconomics: Production
E60 Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General
L10 Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance: General
O10 Economic Development: General
E23 Macroeconomics: Production
E60 Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General
L10 Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance: General
O10 Economic Development: General
Geographic Coverage:
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China
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