Publications
This Open Markets Institute report analyzes the history of repair markets in the United States, the tactics that manufacturers use to restrict repair, the consequences of restricted repair markets, and the antitrust and legal tools available to crack open cornered repair markets.
Read MoreThis report, “The Role of Monopoly in America’s Prescription Drug Crisis,” exposes how big pharma drives up drug costs through patent monopolies, abuses of regulations, and corporate consolidation.
Read MoreThis report, published in 2019, investigates an often-overlooked factor behind high prices for medical services: the increasing corporate concentration of ownership, particularly among hospitals.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute submitted a report to Congress on July 15, 2019 on Facebook’s plans to launch Libra, a global digital currency. Open Markets’ report emphasizes Facebook’s dismal track record on data privacy makes its proposal to launch Libra a dangerous liability at home and abroad and proposes a suite of policy options for Congress to consider.
Read MoreThis report, “Food and Power: Addressing Monopolization in America’s Food System,” documents the degree of concentration found in different agriculture-related sectors of the economy and lays out solutions for policymakers.
Read MoreMonopoly power is all around us: as consumers, business owners, employees, entrepreneurs, and citizens. When we purchase everything from washing machines to groceries, website domains to medical supplies, and even when we select a coffin for a recently deceased loved one, we are constrained by the small set of actors who increasingly control America’s commerce.
Read MoreExecutive Director Barry C. Lynn co-wrote this piece with Yossi Sheffi, examining how some industry trends are creating vulnerabilities that may produce systemic supply chain risks. This is the first article in which an engineer recognized the systemic nature of international production arrangements and the potential for cascading crashes.
Read MoreExecutive Director Barry C. Lynn publishes a report in Challenge Magazine on the growing international system of bottlenecks in the new era of monopoly and the subsequent consequences.
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