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Martin Ravallion

Martin Ravallion

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Martin Ravallion is Professor of Economics at Georgetown University and a former director of the World Bank’s research department.

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    Market Power Is Eating the Economy

    Jan Eeckhout

    Today's record-breaking stock-market valuations are largely a reflection of genuine profit-making by a handful of firms that have benefited from new technologies. But those who are currently high on their stock portfolios should know that what's good for business is not always good for the market economy.

     shows how network effects and economies of scale are benefiting dominant firms at the expense of everyone else.
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