What Do Exit Polls and Flu Vaccine Shortages Have in Common?

Authors

Albert A. Foer, American Antitrust Institute
Robert H. Lande, University of Baltimore School of LawFollow
F.M. Scherer, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityFollow

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

2-14-2005

Abstract

What do exit polls and flu vaccine shortages have in common? Both involve situations where society has come to rely excessively on too few entities. When even one company makes a mistake society can suffer significantly. This short piece advocates that we abandon our almost laissez faire tolerence towards high concentration, and rely upon competition, rather than on monopoly or a small number of producers.

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Recommended Citation

What Do Exit Polls and Flu Vaccine Shortages Have in Common?, 647 FTC:WATCH 12 (February 12, 2005)