Topic Concentration

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

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

Competition
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Supermarket chain Kroger’s takeover of rival Albertsons is a test for U.S. antitrust law on pre-closing dividends

Competition
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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

CompetitionLabor
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Falling Rates and Rising Superstars

CompetitionTax & Macroeconomics
Competitive Edge

Competitive Edge: Big Ag’s monopsony problem: How market dominance harms U.S. workers and consumers

CompetitionLabor

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The political influence and preferences of the U.S. economic elite

CompetitionInequality & Mobility
Competitive Edge

Competitive Edge: Five building blocks for antitrust success: the forthcoming FTC competition report

Competition
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Killer acquisitions lead to decreased innovation and competition in the U.S. prescription drug market

Competition
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Testimony by Heather Boushey before the House Budget Committee

CompetitionFamiliesInequality & Mobility
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The state of U.S. federal antitrust enforcement

Competition
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Low interest rates can dampen competition and hurt productivity growth

CompetitionTax & Macroeconomics
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The once and future role of strikes in ensuring U.S. worker power

CompetitionLaborInequality & Mobility
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Research finds the domestic outsourcing of jobs leads to declining U.S. job quality and lower wages

LaborCompetition
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How and why innovation in the United States must diversify

CompetitionInequality & Mobility
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Imperfect competition, compensating differentials and rent sharing in the U.S. labor market

CompetitionLabor
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Congressional panel investigates the market power of the ‘Big Four’ online platforms

Competition
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Modern U.S. antitrust research supports strict enforcement of the law

CompetitionLabor
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