This assignment requires knowledge on the various measures in computing

industry concentrations we learnt during the course. The task involves retrieving

financial data on Banks in Ghana for the period 2010 to 2020 for all banks in

Ghana within the stated period. Answer the following questions based on the QUESTIONS

1. Determine the total asset of each bank in each year and provide this

information in a Table, where column refers to years and rows refer to the

bank specific total asset for the year.

2. Calculate the five-firm concentration ratio in the banking industry in

Ghana for each year using total assets.

3. Based on the five-firm concentration ratios calculated in 2 above,

determine the level of competition among banks in Ghana.

4. Calculate the five-firm concentration ratio in the banking industry in

Ghana for each year using deposits.

5. Calculate the five-firm concentration ratio in the banking industry in

Ghana for each year using loan advances.

6. Is there a difference between the interpretation for the five-firm

concentration ratio calculated using total assets, deposits and loan

advances?

7. Calculate the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for each year using total

assets and comment on the level of competition among banks in Ghana.

8. Calculate the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for each year using

deposits and comment on the level of competition among banks in Ghana.

9. Calculate the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HI) for each year using loan

advances and comment on the level of competition among banks in Ghana.

10. Which of the years would the level of competition in the banking industry

in Ghana be welfare improving from the perspective of customers based

on the calculated five-firm concentration ratios in question (1) and why?

11.Are your conclusions for HI consistent with the five-firm concentration

in all cases? Give two reasons to support your answer.