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Concentration refers to two similar but distinct issues—the size of firms relative to the economy as a whole and the size of firms relative to their competitors. Equitable Growth is interested in both aspects, with an eye to how much concentration is occurring, its direct effects on prices and wages, and its indirect effects on innovation, entrepreneurship, and inequality.

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The consequences of U.S. hospital consolidation on local economies, healthcare providers, and patients

By Amy Phillips,

November 15, 2023

November 15, 2023

Amy Phillips,
Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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New research suggests connections between market concentration and the exercise of political power in the United States

By Laura Alexander,

January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023

Laura Alexander,
Competition
TOPICS: 3
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration
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Supermarket chain Kroger’s takeover of rival Albertsons is a test for U.S. antitrust law on pre-closing dividends

By Laura Alexander,

November 16, 2022

November 16, 2022

Laura Alexander,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Concentration
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Concentration
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Walmart is a monopsonist that depresses earnings and employment beyond its own walls, but U.S. policymakers can do something about it

By Justin Wiltshire,

March 29, 2022

March 29, 2022

Justin Wiltshire,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Monopsony
TOPICS: Concentration, Monopsony
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Falling Rates and Rising Superstars

By Thomas Kroen, Ernest Liu, Atif Mian, Amir Sufi,

January 7, 2022

January 7, 2022

Thomas Kroen, Ernest Liu, Atif Mian, Amir Sufi,
CompetitionTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Concentration, Monetary Policy
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Competitive Edge: Big Ag’s monopsony problem: How market dominance harms U.S. workers and consumers

By Hiba Hafiz, Nathan Miller,

February 18, 2021

February 18, 2021

Hiba Hafiz, Nathan Miller,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Monopsony
TOPICS: Concentration, Monopsony

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Supply chains and equitable growth

By Susan Helper, Timothy Krueger,

September 29, 2016

September 29, 2016

Susan Helper, Timothy Krueger,
Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Estimating the impacts of patents on U.S. firms and workers

By Heidi Williams, Patrick Kline, Neviana Petkova, Owen Zidar,

July 12, 2016

July 12, 2016

Heidi Williams, Patrick Kline, Neviana Petkova, Owen Zidar,
Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Have mutual funds boosted CEO pay in the United States?

By Nick Bunker,

July 7, 2016

July 7, 2016

Nick Bunker,
CompetitionInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Economic Inequality
TOPICS: Concentration, Economic Inequality
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The distribution of economic activity across firms and the decline in the firm start up rate

By Hannah Rubinton,

July 1, 2016

July 1, 2016

Hannah Rubinton,
Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Competition in the U.S. labor market

By Nick Bunker,

April 26, 2016

April 26, 2016

Nick Bunker,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 3
Concentration, Job Mobility, Monopsony
TOPICS: Concentration, Job Mobility, Monopsony
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Economic rents are rising, and it matters who receives them

By Nick Bunker,

April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016

Nick Bunker,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration
TOPICS: Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration
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Working toward a new U.S. competition policy

By Nick Bunker,

April 15, 2016

April 15, 2016

Nick Bunker,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration
TOPICS: Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration
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Energy transitions in the United States

By Christopher F. Jones,

March 7, 2016

March 7, 2016

Christopher F. Jones,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Concentration, Job Mobility
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How concerned should we be about business investment and productivity growth?

By Nick Bunker,

March 3, 2016

March 3, 2016

Nick Bunker,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Responsible innovation

By Cyrus C. M. Mody,

February 8, 2016

February 8, 2016

Cyrus C. M. Mody,
Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Engineering, industrialism, and socioeconomic orders in the Second Industrial Revolution

By Adelheid Voskuhl,

January 14, 2016

January 14, 2016

Adelheid Voskuhl,
Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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What’s happening to the growth of productive new firms?

By Nick Bunker,

January 13, 2016

January 13, 2016

Nick Bunker,
Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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