Economic Theory

Monopoly Myths: Is Concentration Leading to Fewer Start-Ups?
Many say the decline in new business formation over the past 30 years has been caused by increased monopoly. But there is no statistical relationship between start-up creation and change in concentration by industry; high-growth start-up activity is healthy.
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September 17, 2020
What’s the Best Way to Help Low-Income Workers? Automate Low-Income Jobs
Reducing unemployment and getting the COVID-impacted economy back to some semblance of normality is clearly the top economic task.
September 14, 2020
Podcast: A New Way to Think About Government’s Role in Wealth Creation, With Special Guest David Sainsbury
For too long, economic policy in the U.S. and Commonwealth nations has been guided by the “market efficiency” school.
August 28, 2020
Keeping Up With the Gig Economy Requires Moving Beyond the Old Employer-Employee Dichotomy
Uber and Lyft had suggested they would be forced to shut down their activities in California, leaving many workers with less work and consumers with fewer options. But the outcome of the case remains uncertain, and while a referendum this fall could eventually repeal the law, their business model remains under attack.
August 3, 2020
Monopoly Myths: Is Concentration Leading to Fewer Start-Ups?
Many say the decline in new business formation over the past 30 years has been caused by increased monopoly. But there is no statistical relationship between start-up creation and change in concentration by industry; high-growth start-up activity is healthy.
July 29, 2020
The Seduction of the Not-Profit Economy
Today anytime anyone wants to delegitimize any company or industry for any reason, it’s enough now to note that the company or industry in question is seeking to make a profit.
July 11, 2020
Why Neither Party Focuses on the Key Economic Issue: Enterprise Capabilities
To shift the U.S. economic policy towards enterprise, policy makers on both sides of the aisle must focus on productivity and competitiveness.
July 6, 2020
Podcast: Advanced Leadership Through Smart Innovation, With Special Guest Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in America, but it’s easy for successful organizations to get comfortable and stop innovating to avoid disrupting their success. We see this across industries, as well as in government and the nonprofit sector.
June 29, 2020
Monopoly Myths: Are Markets Becoming More Concentrated?
Not really. Despite the measured rise in concentration in some industries, in the vast majority of markets it remains well below the levels that would normally trigger antitrust concerns.
June 22, 2020
Fact of the Week: Labor Productivity Grew Less Than 0.4 Percent Annually During the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom
Labor productivity growth during the U.K.'s Industrial Revolution averaged below 0.4 percent from 1770 to 1830, and only gradually increased to about 0.8 percent in 1860.
June 1, 2020
Monopoly Myths: Is Concentration Leading to Higher Markups?
No, markups have increased only slightly in some industries—and have stayed the same overall—which refutes claims that market concentration is giving firms more pricing power.

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