Table 1 Dimensions and indicators used to explore market power and corporate wealth and income distribution
Dimension | Indicators | Level(s) of analysis | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Market concentration (a source and outcome of market power) | Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | Market (national) | The sum of the market shares of all active firms in a market which have been squared. |
Market power-mediated financial performance metrics | Firm performance (market capitalization, earnings) | Firm and industry/sector | Descriptive analysis of company fundamental data. |
Allocation of wealth and resources to non-production practices | Allocation of wealth and resources to practices related to pathways of harm | Firm and industry/sector | Descriptive analysis of selling, general and administration expenses, and wealth transfers to shareholders |
Corporate wealth and income distribution | Distribution of consumption by geography | Firm and market | Quantitative analysis of sales revenue data |
Shareholder power and shareholder value ratios | Firm and industry | Quantitative analysis of data related to dividends, share repurchases, total revenues, and capital expenditures. | |
Ownership structure and location | Firm and investor | Descriptive analysis of company equity ownership data and location of traded shares held. | |
Effective tax rates | Firm and industry | Quantitative analysis of firm-level financial ratios |