dc.contributor.advisor |
Altug, Sumru |
dc.contributor.author |
EL Moussawi, Mohamad |
dc.date.accessioned |
2023-05-02T07:42:07Z |
dc.date.available |
2023-05-02T07:42:07Z |
dc.date.issued |
5/2/2023 |
dc.date.submitted |
4/29/2023 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/24005 |
dc.description.abstract |
This paper aims to study the relationship between competition policy and economic growth. Competition policy is generally defined as a tool that contributes to the decentralization of economic decision-making, promotes small businesses, and prevents the abuse of economic power. In this paper, I will be using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), a measure of market concentration as a proxy for competition policy, and oil and non-oil exports (%GDP) as proxies for Economic Growth. My study will focus on the GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and UAE), where I will investigate this impact through a panel OLS and 2SLS regression, with the intensity of local competition used as an instrumental variable over a period of 13 years. This paper will consist of 5 sections, the first section will consist of the introduction, which will present an overview of competition policy and economic conditions for the GCC and present a literature review. The second section will focus on the conceptual framework for the GCC. The third section I will be discussing the Empirical strategies used in this paper. Section 4 will highlight the results and output. Finally, section 5, will conclude and present policy recommendations. |
dc.language.iso |
en_US |
dc.subject |
COMPETITION POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARKET CONCENTRATION AND EXPORTS FOR THE GCC REGION |
dc.title |
COMPETITION POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARKET CONCENTRATION AND EXPORTS FOR THE GCC REGION |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
Department of Economics |
dc.contributor.faculty |
Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
dc.contributor.institution |
American University of Beirut |
dc.contributor.commembers |
Neaime, Simon |
dc.contributor.degree |
MA in Financial Economics |
dc.contributor.AUBidnumber |
201301486 |