Are Chinese Markets for Manufactured Products More Competitive than in the Us?: A Comparison of China -Us Industrial Concentration Ratios

13 Pages Posted: 16 Feb 2014 Last revised: 15 May 2023

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Jun Wang

Shandong University - School of Management

John Whalley

University of Western Ontario - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI)

Date Written: February 2014

Abstract

We present estimates of 4 and 8 firm concentration ratios by industry and in weighted aggregate form for the manufacturing sector for Chinese enterprises for 2002 and 2007. These are then compared to available estimates for the same years and industrial classification for the US. These comparisons clearly point in the direction of China having sharply lower concentration ratios, in the order of one half of the US for 4 firm ratios. One possible implication is that markets for Chinese manufactured products are considerably more competitive than in the US.

Suggested Citation

Wang, Jun and Whalley, John, Are Chinese Markets for Manufactured Products More Competitive than in the Us?: A Comparison of China -Us Industrial Concentration Ratios (February 2014). NBER Working Paper No. w19898, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2396724

Jun Wang

Shandong University - School of Management ( email )

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John Whalley

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