Herfindahl Index

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HI
Pronunciation
/ˈhɜːrfɪndəl ˈɪndɛks/
Category
Business
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. Analyzed the current development situation of leisure agriculture agglomeration in china, and then compared Concentration Ration of Industry, Herfindahl Index(HI), Space Gini coefficient, E-G Index, Location Quotient and θ I index.
  2. The Herfindahl Index(HI), the comprehensive index of the insurance industry has notable effect to insurance effectual supply.
  3. The Herfindahl index constructed is used to measure the DIV variable for diversification.
  4. The paper uses Herfindahl Index(HI) to analyze the character of China telecom market structure and explains the market efficiency so as to get a whole judgment on China telecom industries.
  5. Traditional date of Herfindahl index and locational Gini index are the most common approaches used for analyzing geographic concentration of industries.

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