The article reviews and evaluates results from several recently published industry studies that evaluate the evolution of market power over long time horizons. Evaluated collectively, the studies point to technological advances as being a primary driver of changing markups, concentration, and prices. They also highlight the role of industry heterogeneity, as the specific implications of technological change for market outcomes have varied. The studies do not point to weak antitrust enforcement as being primarily responsible for rising market power.

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