Speeches -- 2008

Past Speeches

• The Economics of Consumer Protection, Antitrust, and Policy
  Michael R. Baye, Director, Bureau of Economics
  Prepared speech before Bentley College
  Waltham, MA (April 24, 2008)
• Panel: Obesity and Marketing to Kids: A Moving Target
  Remarks of Heather Hippsley, Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices
  Food Update Foundation 2008 Annual Meeting
  Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (April 14, 2008)
• Presentation at the Brussels Forum
  Michael R., Baye, Director Bureau of Economics
  Sponsored by the Mentor Group, (Conrad Hotel)
  Brussels, Belgium (April 8, 2008).
• Oral Statement of Commissioner Jon Leibowitz on the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008
  Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  April 8, 2008
• Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue
  Chairman William E. Kovacic, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
  Washington, DC
  April 7, 2008
• Prepared remarks before Penn State University
  Michael R. Baye, Director, Bureau of Economics,
  The Center for the Study of Auctions, Procurements and Competition Policy
  April 4, 2008
• Is There a Doctor in the House? The Value of Economic Expertise in Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Public Policy
  Michael R Baye, Director, Bureau of Economics,
  Prepared Remarks for "Breakfast with the Federal Trade Commission Bureau Directors," American Bar Association's 56th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, Washington, DC (March 28, 2008).
• "Remarks, ABA Breakfast with the Bureau Directors"
  Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
  March 28, 2008.
• Remarks of Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
  51st Annual FDLI & FDA Conference
  Washington, D.C., March 26, 2008
• The ICN Recommended Practices for Merger Process: Why They Matter
  Welcome Address delivered before the Merger Notification & Procedures Workshop on Implementing the Recommended Practices organized by the International Competition Network, in Brno, Czech Republic on March 18, 2008.
• "A Modest Proposal for Modest Antitrust Decisions at the Supreme Court,"
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner
  Before the ABA 56th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting,
  Washington, D.C., March 27, 2008.
• Opening Remarks
  FTC/DOJ Workshop: Charting the Future Course of International Technical Assistance
  Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman, FTC
  Washington, D.C., February 6, 2008
• The Antitrust Source Interview
  Michael R. Baye, Director, Bureau of Economics
  ABA, (February 2008).
  
• Market Defnition in Online Markets
  Presentation at a conference: Merger Analysis in High Technology Markets, sponsored by the George Mason University School of Law,
  Michael R. Baye, Director, Bureau of Economics
  February 1, 2008
• "Reflections in an Election Year: Challenges in Antitrust Enforcement"
  New York State Bar Association
  Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman
  New York City, January 31, 2008
• Opening Remarks
  Federal Trade Commission Carbon Offsets Workshop
  Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman
  Washington, D.C., January 8, 2008