Competition and Demographics in Large Indian Cities
Recent studies suggest that consumer-household attributes may be as important in determining the level of competition in certain markets as firm characteristics and the number of firms. However, evidence on which consumer-household attributes matter for competition is limited, especially for develop...
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okr-10986-133172021-04-23T14:03:07Z Competition and Demographics in Large Indian Cities Amin, Mohammad competition retailing demographics Recent studies suggest that consumer-household attributes may be as important in determining the level of competition in certain markets as firm characteristics and the number of firms. However, evidence on which consumer-household attributes matter for competition is limited, especially for developing countries. Focusing on India's retail sector, this article contributes to this literature by showing that the number of adult non-workers per household in the city, a proxy for shopping time opportunity cost, has a strong effect on competition between retailers. Policy implications of our findings in light of the ongoing dramatic reductions in non-workers in India are discussed. 2013-05-06T19:49:28Z 2013-05-06T19:49:28Z 2011-08-05 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13317 en_US Journal of Development Studies;47(9) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Journal Article India |
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Recent studies suggest that consumer-household attributes may be as important in determining the level of competition in certain markets as firm characteristics and the number of firms. However, evidence on which consumer-household attributes matter for competition is limited, especially for developing countries. Focusing on India's retail sector, this article contributes to this literature by showing that the number of adult non-workers per household in the city, a proxy for shopping time opportunity cost, has a strong effect on competition between retailers. Policy implications of our findings in light of the ongoing dramatic reductions in non-workers in India are discussed. |
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Competition and Demographics in Large Indian Cities |
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Competition and Demographics in Large Indian Cities |
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Competition and Demographics in Large Indian Cities |
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Competition and Demographics in Large Indian Cities |
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