Rising Corporate Market Power: Emerging Policy Issues
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Summary:
Corporate market power has risen in recent decades, and new estimates in this note suggest that the likely wave of small and medium-sized enterprise bankruptcies from the ongoing pandemic will further strengthen market concentration. Whether and how policymakers should address this issue is hotly debated. This note provides new evidence on the policy relevance of rising market power and highlights possible implications for the design of competition policy frameworks and macroeconomic policies.
Series:
Staff Discussion Notes No. 2021/001
Subject:
Business environment Central bank policy rate Competition Digital economy Economic sectors Financial markets Financial services Labor Labor markets Market competitions Monetary policy
English
Publication Date:
March 15, 2021
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513512082/2617-6750
Stock No:
SDNEA2021001
Format:
Paper
Pages:
34
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