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COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR DETERMINANTS OF MARKET POWER IN MALAWI’S MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY

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datacite.subject.fosSocial sciences::Economics and Business
dc.contributor.authorWittika, Alan Chimwemwe
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-13T12:51:02Z
dc.date.available2024-11-13T12:51:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-01
dc.descriptionSubmitted to the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Science, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Arts Degree in Economics
dc.description.abstractOver the last decade, the telecommunication industry has been an emerging and important economic sector with immense impacts on the social and economic structures of Malawi. Despite some entry of new providers the industry is still concentrated and there are fears of collusive pricing. This study uses panel data for the period 2004 to 2014 for four mobile telecommunications operators to investigate the determinants of market power in the industry using the Lerner Index and Cost Price Mark-up and operator-specific, industry-specific and macroeconomic factors as determinant variables. The findings suggest that market power is positively influenced by low market penetration and foreign exchange fluctuations but negatively influence market concentration.
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.unima.ac.mw/handle/123456789/214
dc.language.isoen
dc.schoolscentersoptions68287417-e22a-4659-8150-5ea772d621e4
dc.subjectMobile
dc.subjectTelecommunication
dc.subjectIndustry
dc.subjectDeterminants
dc.subjectForeign Exchange
dc.subjectFluctuations
dc.subjectLerner Index
dc.subjectPrice
dc.subjectCompetitive behaviour determinants
dc.subjectMarket Power
dc.subjectTelecommunication industry
dc.subjectCollusive pricing
dc.subjectMarket penetration
dc.subjectForeign exchange fluctuations
dc.subjectMarket concentration
dc.supervisorb0031969-59bf-43f1-9fee-fa50a1888099
dc.titleCOMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR DETERMINANTS OF MARKET POWER IN MALAWI’S MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY
dc.typetext::thesis::master thesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversity of Malawi

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