Speeches, Articles and Testimony by

It is a pleasure to be with you today in San Diego. As is always the case for Federal Trade Commissioners, it is important for me to note that my comments today are my own and in no way represent the

Good morning. I would like to thank the Federal Communications Commission for working with the Federal Trade Commission to organize this public forum on the advertising of dial-around and other long

It is a pleasure to be with you this evening. As is always the case for Federal Trade Commissioners, it is important for me to note that my comments today are my own and in no way represent the views

Introduction

All agree that cross-border trade has grown at an extraordinary pace in the last several decades, and most predict that it will continue to grow or even accelerate in the early years of

It is a pleasure to be with you this morning. As is always the case for Federal Trade Commissioners, it is important for me to note that my comments today are my own and in no way represent the views

I. Statistics: How Trade and Mergers are Changing the Face of the Economy

A. Growth in Exports, Imports and FDI

• In the US, exports have effectively doubled and imports climbed by more than half in

Good morning. I am glad to be here today to offer opening remarks to today's discussion about what we are learning from the Microsoft case and other government antitrust cases against those in high

I. Introduction

I want to thank the International Bar Association for inviting me to speak today about global merger enforcement. My remarks today cover current trends in merger enforcement, focusing

Before addressing the Internet economy and what it can mean for Hawaii, it might be helpful to share with you a couple of personal thoughts gained from my years of experience as a federal official

Before addressing the topic of protecting consumers in cyberspace and the issues of Internet taxation and regulation of online privacy, it might be helpful to share with you a couple of personal

* Just as business activity has globalized, antitrust enforcement has globalized as well. Indeed, about half of the Commission's full merger investigations -- that small but important subset of