One threat to competitive markets are actions by dominant firms or agreements between firms in the market that limit competition. This may include agreements to fix prices or exclude competitors. Equitable Growth promotes research on the prevalence of anticompetitive conduct, its impact, and the potential solutions.
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Protecting livestock producers and chicken growers
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
Interoperability as a competition remedy for digital networks
September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
Improving competition to lower U.S. prescription drug costs
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
The state of U.S. federal antitrust enforcement
September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019
Labor Non-Compete Agreements: Tool for Economic Efficiency, or Means to Extract Value from Workers?
January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
Boosting wages when U.S. labor markets are not competitive
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
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In Conversation with Michelle Meagher
August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021
Expert Focus: From academia to the administration, Equitable Growth scholars transition to executive branch
July 27, 2021
July 27, 2021
NBER Summer Institute 2021 Round-up: Week 2
July 26, 2021
July 26, 2021
A Canary in the Coal Mine for the Failure of U.S. Competition Law: Competition Problems in Prescription Drug Market
July 13, 2021
July 13, 2021
The CREATES Act shows legislation can stop anticompetitive pharmaceutical industry practices
May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
Statement for the Record by Michael Kades for the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021
The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act is a down payment on the future of antitrust enforcement
May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021
Executive action to coordinate antitrust and competition policies across the federal government
February 19, 2021
February 19, 2021
A new vision for antitrust enforcement in the United States
February 2, 2021
February 2, 2021
Competitive Edge: Why noncompete clauses in employment contracts are by and large harmful to U.S. workers and the U.S. economy
January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
Labor Non-Compete Agreements: Tool for Economic Efficiency, or Means to Extract Value from Workers?
January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
Boosting wages when U.S. labor markets are not competitive
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
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