First, our sample of privately-held firms covers a wide spectrum of industries (not limited to one highly-regulated industry—the insurance industry—as they do), which enables us to generalize our findings. Second, the inability of privately-held insurance companies to use equity-based pay ...
3.4.1. Are similar trends observed across industries and occupations? It is possible that the trend of rising concentration in privately held business assets is limited to households owning businesses operating in specific industries. To evaluate this, we examine trends in asset concentration for busin...
A privately held firm has not sold any shares on the public stock market. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. A private firm is one in which the owner(s) has not listed shares of the firm on a public exchange. Indicate whether the statem...
commodity exchanges, warehouses, insurance companies, banks, housing, milk, coal mines, and (in the 20th cent.) broadcasting, are other types of goods and services held to be affected with public interest. Important utilities that satisfy the vital needs of large populations include water, gas,...