{% extends 'base.html' %} {% block heading %}Market Structure Lab{% endblock %} {% block content %}
WHAT THIS TOOL HELPS YOU FIGURE OUT

How concentrated is the market, and how much weight do the largest firms carry?

You do not need to know the acronyms first. Wize calculates two market-concentration measures, spells out their names, explains what they do, and then tells you what to check before making a decision.

Watch the animated lesson firstRead the handbook
STEP 1 · ENTER THE MARKET

Competitor market shares

Enter each known firm's share as a percentage, separated by commas. Example: 25,20,15,10,7. If the numbers do not total 100%, Wize shows the unentered remainder so you know the picture is incomplete.

WHAT WIZE WILL CALCULATE

Four-Firm Concentration Ratio

Short name: CR4. Add the market shares of the four largest firms. It answers: How much of this market is controlled by the top four firms?

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

Short name: HHI. Square every entered firm's market share and add the results. Squaring makes larger firms count more heavily. It is another way to describe concentration.

Important: The handbook warns that concentration does not automatically tell you profitability, innovation, customer welfare, or whether a merger is good. Market definition matters enormously.
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{{'%.1f'|format(result.cr4)}}%Four-Firm Concentration Ratio (CR4)
{{'%.0f'|format(result.hhi)}}Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)
{{'%.1f'|format(result.leader)}}%Largest entered competitor
{{'%.1f'|format(result.remaining)}}%Market share not yet entered
STEP 2 · UNDERSTAND THE RESULT

What the Four-Firm Concentration Ratio says

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Four-Firm Concentration Ratio = share #1 + share #2 + share #3 + share #4

What the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index says

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Herfindahl-Hirschman Index = Σ(each market share²)
STEP 3 · WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?
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Turn the conclusion into a Need →Review the project plan
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