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Re:Market Concentration Is Threatening the US Economy by dv_dt on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @11:29AM (#19379627)
The linked index is described as "Hirschman Herfindahl index is a measure of the dispersion of trade value across an exporter's partners." Can you expand on how this index relates to market concentration in general, or within a single nation like the US?
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Re:Market Concentration Is Threatening the US Economy by sleepysysadmin on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @12:35PM (#19380380)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herfindahl_index

Named after economists Orris C. Herfindahl and Albert O. Hirschman, it is an economic concept widely applied in competition law, antitrust[1] and also technology management.

The article thoroughly discussed competition and antitrust.

I have not missed the mark on the subject.

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