Rising Corporate Market Power: Emerging Policy Issues

Author/Editor:

Wenjie Chen ; Federico J Diez ; Romain A Duval ; Philipp Engler ; Jiayue Fan ; Chiara Maggi ; Marina Mendes Tavares ; Daniel A Schwarz ; Ippei Shibata ; Carolina Villegas-Sánchez

Publication Date:

March 15, 2021

Electronic Access:

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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:

English

Publication Date:

March 15, 2021

ISBN/ISSN:

9781513512082/2617-6750

Stock No:

SDNEA2021001

Format:

Paper

Pages:

34

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