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Disbanding the Federal Communications Commission
Working Paper
AEIdeas

Disbanding the Federal Communications Commission

Abstract This paper argues that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has outlived the economic and technological conditions that justified its creation. The monopolistic telephone and spectrum scarcity environments of 1934…

Determinants of Industry Concentration and Dispersion
Working Paper
AEI Economic Policy Working Paper Series

Determinants of Industry Concentration and Dispersion

Abstract Given the political and public interest in rising industry concentration in developed economies, researchers have been working on uncovering underlying mechanisms and implications. Various causes of concentration have been…