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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
Competitive Edge

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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Putting rents at the center of U.S. income inequality

By Nick Bunker,

October 19, 2015

October 19, 2015

Nick Bunker,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Monopsony
TOPICS: Concentration, Monopsony
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The relationship between U.S. productivity growth and the decline in the labor share of national income

By Nick Bunker,

October 1, 2015

October 1, 2015

Nick Bunker,
CompetitionInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Economic Inequality
TOPICS: Concentration, Economic Inequality
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What explains the decline in U.S. public corporations?

June 2, 2015

June 2, 2015

Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Big data and price discrimination

February 10, 2015

February 10, 2015

Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Entrepreneurship, creative destruction, and inequality at the top of the income ladder

November 4, 2014

November 4, 2014

Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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Jean Tirole and competition in the modern economy

October 14, 2014

October 14, 2014

Competition
TOPICS: 1
Concentration
TOPICS: Concentration
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