Lipsky: oligopoly claims in ‘popular literature’ are overblown

Nihal Krishan

30 May 2017

Abbott "Tad" Lipsky

The acting director of the Federal Trade Commission’s bureau of competition has downplayed recent concerns about economic concentration that have appeared in mainstream publications and an Obama administration report.

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