The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index and the Distribution of Social Surplus*

Yossi Spiegel

doi:10.1111/joie.12253

The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index and the Distribution of Social Surplus*

Yossi Spiegel^*

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Coller School of Management

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I show that in a broad range of oligopoly models, the Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) reflects the ratio of producer surplus to consumer surplus and therefore the division of surplus between firms’ owners and consumers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-594
Number of pages	34
Journal	Journal of Industrial Economics
Volume	69
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/joie.12253
State	Published - Sep 2021

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