Table 5. Effects on the Degree of Competition
Variable_______ |
Basic equation |
GDP & INFLATION | ||
Coefficient |
P-value |
Coefficient |
P-value | |
constant |
0.426 |
[.015] |
0.074 |
[.184] |
BTRADE |
-1.87x10-9 |
[.021] |
-1.544 x10-9 |
[.025] |
FREEDEP |
0.056 |
[.441] |
0.012 |
[.832] |
SEGDUM |
-0.011 |
[.861] |
0.063 |
[.261] |
CIX |
-0.003 |
[.108] | ||
GDP |
-0.379 |
[.637] | ||
INFL |
1.294 |
[.003] | ||
HI |
0.161 |
[.419] |
0.167 |
[.369] |
REGDUM |
0.294 |
[.000] |
0.293 |
[.000] |
Adjusted R2 |
0.682 |
_________0.724 |
Note: Equation (10),
θk,t =α0 +α1BTRADEt +α2FREEDEPk,t +α3SEGDUMt +α4CIXt(or GDPt and INFLt) +α5HIk,t +α6REGDUMk,
is run by Ordinary Least Squares to find the magnitude of the effects of the variables on the degree
of competition. The number of observations is 54. For a definition of the explanatory variables,
refer to the main text.
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