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The Effect of Tuition-Free Community College

Date

September 1, 2020

A popular proposal to address the rising cost of higher education in the United States has been to provide tuition-free access to community colleges. This paper examines the effect of such a policy on...

The Effect of Tuition-Free Community College (593.83 KB)

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Leveling Up to Literacy: Measuring the Impact of FTC’s Online Advertising Literacy Game “Admongo”

Date

August 1, 2020

This paper assesses the impact of an educational program designed by the Federal Trade Commission to teach advertising literacy to children ages 8-12. In a randomized experiment, children who played...

Leveling Up to Literacy: Measuring the Impact of FTC’s Online Advertising Literacy Game “Admongo” (1.27 MB)

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FTC Announces Staff Reports on Car Buying and Financing Experience, Results of Auto Buyers Study

Date

July 30, 2020

Two new staff reports from the Federal Trade Commission highlight some of the challenges and confusion consumers can face in buying and financing a car, particularly relating to charges for add-on...

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The Auto Buyer Study: Lessons from In-Depth Consumer Interviews and Related Research

Date

July 20, 2020

The Auto Buyer Study: Lessons from In-Depth Consumer Interviews and Related Research (367.29 KB)

Supplemental Appendix: Lessons from In-Depth Consumer Interviews and Related Research [Redacted] (2.82 MB)

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Price Effects from the Merger of Agricultural Fertilizer Manufacturers Agrium and PotashCorp

Date

July 1, 2020

In 2018, Agrium and PotashCorp merged to become the world’s largest manufacturer of potash, from which potassium is extracted for use as one of the three main nutrients in agricultural fertilizer. The...

Price Effects from the Merger of Agricultural Fertilizer Manufacturers Agrium and PotashCorp (631.1 KB)

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Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiner Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing

Date

July 1, 2020

The net effect of vertical integration on consumer welfare depends on the magnitude of the price reductions resulting from the elimination of double marginalization at the integrated firm and the...

Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiner Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing (2.37 MB)

Policy Statements

U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

June 30, 2020

U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines (523.32 KB)

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U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

June 30, 2020

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Evaluating Vertical Mergers

Date

June 30, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the...

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FTC Comment Supports Provisions in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Interim Final Rule that Reduce or Eliminate Restrictive Medicare Payment Requirements for Telehealth and Related Services during Pandemic

Date

June 2, 2020

The staffs of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Competition, and Office of the General Counsel have submitted a comment to the Centers for...

Press Release

FTC to Co-Host Second Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection on October 2

Date

April 30, 2020

NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic, the conference has been postponed. More information on rescheduling will be shared by the FTC once it is available. The Federal Trade Commission...

Advocacy Filings

Joint Comment of the FTC Staff and DOJ Antitrust Division Staff to the California State Assembly Concerning California Assembly Bill 1541

Date

March 19, 2020

Matter Number

V200008

Comment by FTC and DOJ staff in response to invitation from California Assembly Member Jim Wood concerning the likely competitive effects of A.B.1541, a proposal to further restrict contracting...

Text of the Staff Comment (206.85 KB)

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission Cancels March 18 Workshop on Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

March 13, 2020

Due to the developing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and consistent with guidance from the Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Trade Commission has canceled its planned March 18, 2020 workshop...

Press Release

FTC Submits Comment on Final Information Blocking Rule to the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Date

March 9, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted a statement in support of certain changes made by the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...

Mar11

Event

Vertical Merger Guidelines Workshop

March 11, 2020 | 9:00AM - 1:00PM

The workshop will be the first in a two-part series hosted together with the Department of Justice. The two workshops will allow for a dynamic discussion about the proposed guidelines to complement...

Oct02

Event

POSTPONED - 2nd Marketing Science-FTC Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection

October 2, 2020 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Nov05

Event

Thirteenth Annual Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference

November 5, 2020 | 10:00AM

November 6, 2020 | 9:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics and the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University virtually hosted the 13th Annual FTC Microeconomics Conference on November 5 and 6, 2020...

Press Release

FTC to Examine Past Acquisitions by Large Technology Companies

Date

February 11, 2020

Note: The FTC will host a conference call for media with FTC Chairman Joe Simons: Date: Feb. 11, 2020Time: 1 p.m. ETCall-in: 877-226-8216 , confirmation number 4193234 Call-in lines, which are for...

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Extend Deadline for Public Comments on Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines, Announce Two Related Public Workshops

Date

February 3, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are extending the Feb. 11, 2020 deadline for comments on the draft Vertical Merger Guidelines. The deadline is now Feb. 26. The FTC and DOJ...

Mar18

Event

Vertical Merger Guidelines Workshop - CANCELED

March 18, 2020 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM

The workshop will be the second in a two-part series hosted together with the Department of Justice. The two workshops will allow for a dynamic discussion about the proposed guidelines to complement...

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