How Do Regulations of Entry and Credit Access Relate to Industry Competition? International Evidence

By Deniz O Igan, Ali Mirzaei, Tomoe Moore

April 6, 2018

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Deniz O Igan, Ali Mirzaei, and Tomoe Moore. How Do Regulations of Entry and Credit Access Relate to Industry Competition? International Evidence, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2018) accessed September 18, 2024

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Summary

We examine the extent to which regulations of entry and credit access are related to competition using data on 28 manufacturing sectors across 64 countries. A robust finding is that bureaucratic and costly entry regulations tend to hamper competition, as proxied by the price-cost margin, in the industries with a naturally high entry rate. Rigid entry regulations are also associated with a larger average firm size. Conversely, credit information registries are associated with lower price-cost margin and smaller average firm size in industries that rely heavily on external finance—consistent with access to finance exerting a positive effect on competition. These results suggest that incumbent firms are likely to enjoy the rent and market share arising from strict entry regulations, whereas regulations enhancing access to credit limit such benefits.

Subject: Commodity markets, Competition, Credit, Financial sector development, Productivity

Keywords: External finance, Product market, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

45
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Working Paper No. 2018/084
Stock No:

WPIEA2018084
ISBN:

9781484350997
ISSN:

1018-5941

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