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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New research suggests connections between market concentration and the exercise of political power in the United States
January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023
Protecting livestock producers and chicken growers
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
Supermarket chain Kroger’s takeover of rival Albertsons is a test for U.S. antitrust law on pre-closing dividends
November 16, 2022
November 16, 2022
In Conversation with Michelle Meagher
August 11, 2021
August 11, 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
Restoring competition in the United States
November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020
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Wage and employment implications of U.S. labor market monopsony and possible policy solutions
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Equitable Growth’s Michael Kades co-authors AARP amicus brief in Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission court case
December 26, 2019
December 26, 2019
Congress adopts historic prescription drug pricing reform
December 23, 2019
December 23, 2019
Competitive Edge: Underestimating the cost of underenforcing U.S. antitrust laws
December 13, 2019
December 13, 2019
Antitrust remedies to the domination of digital platform technologies and the acquisition of nascent competitors
November 19, 2019
November 19, 2019
Testimony by Kate Bahn before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019
Competitive Edge: Jason Furman testifies on the role of data and privacy in online platforms’ market power
October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019
Competitive Edge: Five building blocks for antitrust success: the forthcoming FTC competition report
October 1, 2019
October 1, 2019
Killer acquisitions lead to decreased innovation and competition in the U.S. prescription drug market
September 25, 2019
September 25, 2019
Testimony by Heather Boushey before the House Budget Committee
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
The state of U.S. federal antitrust enforcement
September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019
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