The relationship between business competition and welfare in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: This research freshly investigates the effect of business competition on national welfare in Indonesia. This research uses business competition index data obtained from the Indonesia Competition Commission (KPPU) and welfare indicators data collected from the Indonesian Bureau of Central Statistics (BPS) at the economic sectoral and provincial levels for the period 2018-2020. The relationship between business competition and welfare is estimated using pooled regression model combining year, economic sector, and province. This research also uses business competition index applying both same weights for all dimensions of competition and the weights derived from principal component analysis. This research finds that business competition has a positive effect on welfare as represented by gross

SUBMITTER: Setiawan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11750087 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature