Corporate Power
The Contract You Cannot Negotiate
Corporate power often hides inside ordinary transactions where people technically agree to terms they have no real power to shape.
Corporate Power
What Market Concentration Means
Market concentration is not just an abstract economic metric; it is a measure of power.
Corporate Power
The Role of Institutional Investors
When we think of corporate ownership, we picture individual shareholders.
Corporate Power
Subsidies and Economic Development Deals
Every year, state and local governments hand out tens of billions of dollars in tax breaks, cash grants, and infrastructure subsidies to attract large…
Corporate Power
Measuring Corporate Concentration
To understand corporate power, we have to measure it.
Corporate Power
Local Impacts of Corporate Decisions
When a massive corporation makes a decision in a distant boardroom, the ripple effects are felt deeply at the local level.
Corporate Power
How Corporate Political Influence Works
Corporate power does not stop at the factory gate or the boardroom; it extends directly into the halls of government.
Corporate Power
Data Platforms and New Forms of Power
The rise of the internet created a new form of corporate power that traditional antitrust law struggles to comprehend: the data platform.
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Corporate Power and Labor
Corporate power and worker power exist in a direct, inverse relationship.
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Corporate Governance and Who the Firm Serves
In the 1970s, economist Milton Friedman famously declared that the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.
Corporate Power
Antitrust Tools and Limits
Antitrust law is the primary legal tool the U.S.