Discussion Paper
Rising Markups and Declining Business Dynamism: Evidence From the Industry Cross Section
Abstract: In recent decades, various measures of “business dynamism”—such as new business entry rates and gross job or worker flows—have seen significant declines in the U.S.. Over a similar time frame, there is evidence that an important measure of market power—the average markup—has risen significantly (figure 1, left panel; De Loecker, Eeckhout, and Unger 2020). A natural question is whether these patterns are related.
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3471
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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
Part of Series: FEDS Notes
Publication Date: 2024-03-08
Number: 2024-03-08-2