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Eeckhout proposes competition and interoperable access to lower entry barriers and prices.

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

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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 proposes competition and interoperable access to lower entry barriers and prices.

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Attributed contributors: Bhaskar Chakravorti; Jan Eeckhout. “Eeckhout proposes competition and interoperable access to lower entry barriers and prices..” Market Power, AI, Development and Freedom – Paths Forward. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 42:50–44:02. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-55375399100f

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Eeckhout proposes competition and interoperable access to lower entry barriers and prices.

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

Proposed mechanism: Regulated access enables additional providers to enter.

Limit: Distributional effects depend on design and enforcement.

interoperabilitycompetitionmarket access

Where it connects.

Alternatives need useful services and the power and resources to sustain them.

Changing ownership or model architecture can open options, but marketplace density, capital, bargaining power and institutional rules shape viability. Technical possibility does not imply equal ability to act.

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