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A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame. - The New York Times

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A recent working paper from economists at Princeton and University College London found that American companies are increasingly able to demand prices well above their costs — which… suggests that the market is not truly competitive — that existing companies have found ways to block competitors.

From A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame. - The New York Times

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