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Eeckhout argues cross-ownership can concentrate decision-making beyond the apparent number of firms.

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Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗
Jan EeckhoutICREA Research Professor · Pompeu Fabra UniversityLinkedIn ↗

Eeckhout argues cross-ownership can concentrate decision-making beyond the apparent number of firms.

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Attributed contributors: Bhaskar Chakravorti; Jan Eeckhout. “Eeckhout argues cross-ownership can concentrate decision-making beyond the apparent number of firms..” Market Power, AI, Development and Freedom – Paths Forward. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 3:44–5:42. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-bfe171a95218

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Eeckhout argues cross-ownership can concentrate decision-making beyond the apparent number of firms.

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Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗
Jan EeckhoutICREA Research Professor · Pompeu Fabra UniversityLinkedIn ↗

Limit: The single-monopoly characterisation is an argument, not a legal finding.

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