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et al.: Breaking the Oil Spell: The Path to Diversification
* **Pro-Market Writers: The White House Acknowledges: The U.S. Has a Concentration Problem; President Obama Launches New Pro-Competition Initiative
* Nick Bunker: How concerned should we be about business investment and productivity growth? – Equitable Growth
* William Cavanaugh and Jack Figura: Merrick Garland on Efficiencies
* Larry Summers: Corporate Profits Near Record Highs Is a Problem

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U.S. economic mobility trends and outcomes

U.S. income and wealth inequality are no longer increasing, but a return to the equitable levels of the mid-20th century isn’t likely anytime soon