Some Facts about Dominant Firms

German Gutierrez () and Thomas Philippon ()

No 27985, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We measure the evolution of dominant firms in the U.S. economy since 1960, and globally since 1990. Contrary to common wisdom, dominant firms have not become larger, have not become more productive, and their contribution to aggregate productivity growth has fallen by more than one third since 2000.

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Date: 2020-10
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