# Professor Thomas Philippon's research on industry concentration, investment and growth, prepared for the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, is referenced

1 Faculty News August 29, 2018 ![Financial Times logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025699.jpg?itok=5SpaxEbn)>

Excerpt from the [Financial Times](https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2018/08/29/1535515202000/There-s-only-so-much-a-central-bank-can-do-alone/) -- "A good place to start, in the literature from this year's symposium, is a primer by Thomas Philippon of NYU, summarising the evidence on whether industry concentration has been discouraging companies from investing in new plants and equipment."

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