Scale and network effects create value but dominant firms may retain efficiency gains.
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Proposed mechanism: Market power limits pressure to pass lower costs to customers.
Limit: Illustrative business account; no new estimate.
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Scale and network effects create value but dominant firms may retain efficiency gains.
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Scale and network effects create value but dominant firms may retain efficiency gains.
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Attributed contributors: Jan Eeckhout. “Scale and network effects create value but dominant firms may retain efficiency gains..” Market Power, AI, Development and Freedom – Paths Forward. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 6:25–7:47. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-4f3bdfc9fea7
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