Strategic Interactions In The Malaysian Automotive Industry : Emperical And Game Theoretical Analysis

The AFTA imminent in 2005 has been alerting all concerns in the Malaysian automotive industry. The intensity of competition particularly concerns the industry where there is a gradual decline in national makes’ performance, but an increased in the non-national makes especially in the passenger car segment. This paper derives the game theoretical model of firms conducts and applies it to the industry level to examine the strategic interactions in the elements of structure – conduct – performance paradigm (SCP) with Malaysian Government’s intervention. The Herfindah Index (HHI) indicates the decreased in market concentration, hence increase competition in the industry. This leads to increase in advertising intensity but has no impact on barriers to entry. The results also reveal no drastic changes in new vehicles’ pricing and national cars should lead in product launches to regain market share

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection

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Strategic Interactions In The Malaysian Automotive Industry : Emperical And Game Theoretical Analysis

The AFTA imminent in 2005 has been alerting all concerns in the Malaysian automotive industry. The intensity of competition particularly concerns the industry where there is a gradual decline in national makes’ performance, but an increased in the non-national makes especially in the passenger car segment. This paper derives the game theoretical model of firms conducts and applies it to the industry level to examine the strategic interactions in the elements of structure – conduct – performance paradigm (SCP) with Malaysian Government’s intervention. The Herfindah Index (HHI) indicates the decreased in market concentration, hence increase competition in the industry. This leads to increase in advertising intensity but has no impact on barriers to entry. The results also reveal no drastic changes in new vehicles’ pricing and national cars should lead in product launches to regain market share