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Mass-Market Consumer Fraud: Who is Most Susceptible to Becoming a Victim?

Date

September 20, 2016

This paper attempts to add to the understanding of what makes consumers more likely to become victims of fraud. More specifically, we sought to identify personal characteristics that were correlated...

Mass-Market Consumer Fraud: Who is Most Susceptible to Becoming a Victim? (3.67 MB)

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FTC Announces Agenda for Economic Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection

Date

September 1, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics has announced the agenda and panelists for its Economic Conference on Marketing and Consumer Protection in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2016, co...

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FTC Staff Comment: Delaware Dietetics/Nutrition Board Proposal to Expand Access to Telehealth Services Could Benefit Consumers

Date

August 17, 2016

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Delaware Board of Dietetics/Nutrition regarding its proposed telehealth regulation that would require in-person initial evaluations of...

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Consumer Perception of “Recycled Content” and “Organic” Claims: A Joint Staff Report of the FTC Bureau of Economics and Bureau of Consumer Protection: A Report On A Study Co-Funded By the U.S. Department of Agriculture (August 10, 2016)

Date

August 11, 2016

Text of the FTC Staff Report (591.48 KB)

Report

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Online Search

Date

August 5, 2016

Beginning in 1997, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed television advertisements to make major statements about a prescription drug, while referring to detailed drug information on the...

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Online Search (825.11 KB)

Press Release

FTC Staff Comment: Delaware Occupational Therapy Board Proposal to Expand Access to Telehealth Services Could Benefit Consumers

Date

August 4, 2016

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Delaware Board of Occupational Therapy Practice on its proposed regulation that would likely facilitate the provision of occupational therapy...

Report

You Can’t Take it With You: Appliance Choices and the Energy Efficiency Gap

Date

July 26, 2016

The benefits of an investment in an energy efficient durable good depend on the life of the investment. If the expected length of ownership is mis-estimated, this will bias calculations of the...

You Can’t Take it With You: Appliance Choices and the Energy Efficiency Gap (482.75 KB)

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Industrial Reorganization: Learning about Patient Substitution Patterns from Natural Experiments

Date

May 25, 2016

Despite their widespread usage, little is known about the predictive accuracy of different discrete choice demand models. To evaluate their performance, we use a series of natural disasters that...

Industrial Reorganization: Learning about Patient Substitution Patterns from Natural Experiments (2.77 MB)

Press Release

FTC Staff: Proposed Health Care Legislation in Alabama Would Likely Foster and Protect Anticompetitive Arrangements That Harm Consumers

Date

May 4, 2016

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted written comments opposing proposed legislation in Alabama that purports to immunize “authorities” formed by any public university operating a medical school in...

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FTC Chairwoman Releases 2015 Annual Highlights

Date

April 6, 2016

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez released the FTC’s 2015 Annual Highlights today, featuring some of the agency’s key efforts to benefit consumers and promote competition over the past...

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FTC Staff Comment: Alaska Legislature Should Consider Potential Benefits to Consumers of Expanding Access to Telehealth Services

Date

March 28, 2016

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment, as public testimony, to the Alaska legislature on proposed legislation that would allow licensed Alaska physicians located out-of-state to provide...

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FTC Staff Comment: Kentucky Legislature Should Consider Potential Benefits to Consumers of Enhanced Competition Among Denture Providers

Date

March 28, 2016

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment on the competitive implications of proposed legislation that would license and regulate denturists within Kentucky. Denturists are trained to make...

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FTC Staff Comment: Proposed Dental Services Measure in Georgia Would Likely Enhance Competition and Increase Access to Care for Consumers

Date

February 1, 2016

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment regarding proposed legislation that would broaden the types of settings under which Georgia dental hygienists are allowed to provide preventive care...

Report

Economics at the FTC: Fraud, Mergers and Exclusion

Date

December 1, 2015

Economics at the FTC: Fraud, Mergers and Exclusion (239.87 KB)

Press Release

FTC Staff Advises New York State Public Service Commission On Improving Proposal to Transform Electric Distribution System

Date

November 25, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment in the New York State Public Service Commission’s (NY PSC’s) Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding regarding that agency’s “Staff White...

Press Release

Ginger Jin Named Director of FTC’s Bureau of Economics; Alison Oldale Named BE Deputy Director for Antitrust

Date

November 24, 2015

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has appointed Professor Ginger Zhe Jin as Director of its Bureau of Economics, succeeding Francine Lafontaine, who is returning to the University of...

Report

The Determinants of Plant Exit: The Evolution of the U.S. Refining Industry

Date

November 18, 2015

This paper analyzes factors that affect the exit and expansion of U.S. petroleum refineries using plant-level capacity data from 1947 to 2013. We find that larger refineries are less likely to close...

The Determinants of Plant Exit: The Evolution of the U.S. Refining Industry (374.89 KB)

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Event

Eighth Annual Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference

November 12, 2015 | 12:00AM - November 13, 2015 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics will host a two-day conference to bring together scholars working in areas related to the FTC’s antitrust, consumer protection, and public policy...

Press Release

FTC Staff: South Carolina Should Consider the Competitive Impact of Legislation Affecting Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Date

November 3, 2015

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted written comments on the competitive impact of legislative proposals to modify the supervision requirements imposed on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses...

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Simulating a Homogeneous Product Merger: A Case Study on Model Fit and Performance

Date

October 29, 2015

This paper studies Tesoro’s 2013 acquisition of British Petroleum’s Los Angeles refinery. We present a merger simulation model tailored to the gasoline market, which includes Cournot firms and a price...

Simulating a Homogeneous Product Merger: A Case Study on Model Fit and Performance (330.98 KB)

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