Concentration Archives - Equitable Growth

Competition
Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how strong competition among U.S. businesses affects inequality and broad-based economic growth. More
- Topics:
- Anticompetitive Conduct
- Antitrust Enforcement
- Concentration
Families
Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how unequal access to care, 21st century work-life policies, and education undermines stable, broad-based economic growth. More
- Topics:
- Childcare & Early Education
- Economic Wellbeing
- Health
- K-12
- Post-secondary Education
Inequality & Mobility
Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how trends in economic inequality and mobility and changes in the economy have affected the concentration of wealth, income, and earnings, and how these distributional shifts have affected the promise of economic security and opportunity. More
- Topics:
- Economic Inequality
- Economic Mobility
- Economics of Place
- GDP 2.0
- Gender
- Income & Earnings Volatility
- Poverty
- Race & Ethnicity
Labor
Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how inequalities in wages, bargaining power, and the evolving labor market affect workers’ economic security and opportunity as well as broad-based economic growth. More
- Topics:
- AI, tech, & the economy
- Bargaining Power
- Job Mobility
- Minimum Wage
- Monopsony
- Paid Leave
- Pay Equity
- Schedule Stability
- Unemployment Insurance
- Wage Stagnation
Tax & Macroeconomics
Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how tax and macroeconomic policies can promote stable and broad-based economic growth. More
- Topics:
- Business Taxation
- Climate
- Credit & Debt
- Fiscal Policy
- Individual Taxation
- Monetary Policy
- Taxes, Inequality & Growth

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

By Amy Phillips,

November 15, 2023

November 15, 2023

Amy Phillips,

TOPICS:

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,

TOPICS:

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,

TOPICS:

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,

Competition Labor

TOPICS:

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,

Competition Tax & Macroeconomics

TOPICS:

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,

Competition Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Concentration, Monopsony

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Equitable Growth announces record $1.39 million in research grants for scholars examining economic inequality and growth

By Equitable Growth,

August 30, 2021

August 30, 2021

Equitable Growth,

Competition Inequality & Mobility Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Minimum Wage, Paid Leave

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Understanding Amazon: Strategy and Welfare Implications

By German Gutiérrez,

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

German Gutiérrez,

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration

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The Welfare Effects of Price Discrimination Under Endogenous Product Entry: the case of Implantable Medical Devices

By Kritika Goel,

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

Kritika Goel,

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Concentration

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Joint Ventures in Dialysis Care: Improving Coordination or Enabling Market Power?

By Paul J. Eliason, Ryan C. McDevitt, James W. Roberts,

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

Paul J. Eliason, Ryan C. McDevitt, James W. Roberts,

Competition Families

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration, Health

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Do Mortgage Lenders Compete Locally? Implications for Credit Access

By Adam Jorring, Greg Buchak,

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

Adam Jorring, Greg Buchak,

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration

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Buyer Power in the Beef Industry

By Matthew C. Weinberg, Nathan Miller, Francisco Garrido, Minji Kim,

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

Matthew C. Weinberg, Nathan Miller, Francisco Garrido, Minji Kim,

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration

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Welfare Effects of Common Ownership

By Florian Ederer, Mireia Gine, Bruno Pellegrino, Martin Schmalz, Miguel Antón,

August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

Florian Ederer, Mireia Gine, Bruno Pellegrino, Martin Schmalz, Miguel Antón,

Competition Tax & Macroeconomics

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Concentration, Taxes, Inequality & Growth

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Kate Bahn testimony before the Joint Economic Committee on monopsony, workers, and corporate power

By Kate Bahn,

July 14, 2021

July 14, 2021

Kate Bahn,

Competition Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Concentration, Monopsony

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A Canary in the Coal Mine for the Failure of U.S. Competition Law: Competition Problems in Prescription Drug Market

By Michael Kades,

July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021

Michael Kades,

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration

Competitive Edge

New U.S. antitrust legislation before Congress must mandate an anticompetitive presumption for acquisitions of nascent potential competitors by dominant firms

By Steven C. Salop,

June 22, 2021

June 22, 2021

Steven C. Salop,

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration

Equitable Recovery

The future of work and worker power post-COVID a key topic at the 2021 Labor and Employment Relations Association annual conference

By Equitable Growth,

June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021

Equitable Growth,

Labor Competition Inequality & Mobility

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Pay Equity, Schedule Stability, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation

Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to coordinate antitrust and competition policies across the federal government

By Equitable Growth,

February 19, 2021

February 19, 2021

Equitable Growth,

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration

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