A remote hearing before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee was held on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. ET. 

Hearing:         “A Second Gilded Age: How Concentrated Corporate Power Undermines Shared Prosperity”

Witnesses:

Dr. Thomas Philippon
Max L. Heine Professor of Finance
New York University, Stern School of Business
New York, NY

Dr. Kate Bahn
Director of Labor Market Policy and Interim Chief Economist
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Washington, DC

Ms. Stacy Mitchell
Co-Director
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Washington, DC

Mr. Chris Edwards
Director of Tax Policy Studies
Cato Institute
Washington, DC                     

Date:                 2:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Location:          Remote

Chairman Donald S. Beyer Jr. presiding.
Hearing transcript can be found here.

Chairman Donald S. Beyer's Opening Statement

Ranking Member Mike Lee's Opening Statement

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