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The vast majority of local U.S. labor markets have few employers competing for workers

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The vast majority of local U.S. labor markets have few employers competing for workers (opens in a new tab)

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Total civil antitrust enforcement actions

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Larger full-service restaurants employ the most workers in the sector

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Larger full-service restaurants employ the most workers in the sector (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2020

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Small businesses dominate the U.S. restaurant industry

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Small businesses dominate the U.S. restaurant industry (opens in a new tab)

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Terms and conditions for generative AI users outline a new legal framework that puts U.S. consumers at risk (opens in a new tab)

Essays Aug 20, 2026

Generative AI, or genAI, is a form of artificial intelligence that produces content in response to prompts and includes large language model chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude.…

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ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 3 (opens in a new tab)

Blog Jan 6, 2026

Yesterday was the third and final day of the 2026 annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations, which is organized by the American Economic Association. The 3-day conference, held…

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ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 2 (opens in a new tab)

Blog Jan 5, 2026

Yesterday was the second day of the 2026 annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations, which is organized by the American Economic Association. The 3-day conference, held in Philadelphia…

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ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 1 (opens in a new tab)

Blog Jan 4, 2026

Yesterday was the first day of the 2026 annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations, which is organized by the American Economic Association. The 3-day conference, held in Philadelphia…

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What impact is artificial intelligence having on the U.S. labor market and the nation’s economy? (opens in a new tab)

Essays Nov 14, 2025

As new and groundbreaking technologies emerge, they can function as a blank canvas onto which people project both aspirations and anxieties. Artificial intelligence—despite its quick uptake in broader society and…

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Equity Prices, Market Power, and Optimal Corporate Tax Policy (opens in a new tab)

Working Papers Jul 22, 2025

We study the optimal design of corporate tax policy in a textbook life-cycle model featuring two key deviations: (i) firms are imperfectly competitive and (ii) households save by purchasing equity…

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As hospitals merge over time, FTC enforcement actions remain low (opens in a new tab)

The impact of rising U.S. healthcare prices on changes in unemployment across the income distribution (opens in a new tab)

U.S. hospital prices have grown faster than any other major category of consumption (opens in a new tab)

Washington Center for Equitable Growth awards $1.3 million to scholars exploring the connection between economic inequality and growth (opens in a new tab)

The vast majority of local U.S. labor markets have few employers competing for workers (opens in a new tab)

Largest deals generate a substantial number of investigations, but the smallest share of U.S. merger filing fees (opens in a new tab)

U.S. Gross Domestic Product growth has outpaced growth in antitrust appropriations (opens in a new tab)

U.S. antitrust enforcement resources have fallen recently (opens in a new tab)

U.S. antitrust resources trail enforcers’ needs and workloads (opens in a new tab)

The vast majority of local U.S. labor markets have few employers competing for workers (opens in a new tab)

Merger filings have risen sharply, but enforcement actions are stagnant (opens in a new tab)

Total civil antitrust enforcement actions (opens in a new tab)

Larger full-service restaurants employ the most workers in the sector (opens in a new tab)

Small businesses dominate the U.S. restaurant industry (opens in a new tab)

U.S. restaurant workers faced pervasive economic inequality even before the coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)

Competitive Edge: The states’ view of vertical merger guidelines in U.S. antitrust enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Impact of scope of the patent rule on prescription drug costs (opens in a new tab)

Legal rule alters pharmaceutical companies’ settlement behavior (opens in a new tab)

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Terms and conditions for generative AI users outline a new legal framework that puts U.S. consumers at risk (opens in a new tab)

ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 3 (opens in a new tab)

ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 2 (opens in a new tab)

ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 1 (opens in a new tab)

What impact is artificial intelligence having on the U.S. labor market and the nation’s economy? (opens in a new tab)

Equity Prices, Market Power, and Optimal Corporate Tax Policy (opens in a new tab)

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