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HHI
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HHIHerfindahl-Hirschman Index (measure of market concentration)
HHIHilton Head Island
HHIHeinrich Hertz Institut (Germany)
HHIHousehold Income
HHIHyundai Heavy Industries Co, Ltd
HHIHealing Hands International
HHIHrvatski Hidrografski Institut (Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia)
HHIHabitat for Humanity International
HHIHealth Help International (charity)
HHIHoo-Hoo International


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This is done by using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI; see sidebar, page 64), which is calculated by squaring the percentage of the market share of each company in a specific industry, then summing the squares.
Under the merger guidelines, determination of monopoly power requires a two-step process: The market is defined and then a formula which uses market-share data, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, is used to determine market concentration.
Ultimately, however, the FTC staff was bound by precedent to apply the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, a formula the FTC uses to assess market concentration," said Greehey.
 
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