Commission Actions

This paper develops an analysis of markets in which sellers have significant sunk investments; it takes considerable time to enter; and buyers can make credible commitments to obtain alternative...

Buyers and Entry Barriers (457.05 KB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission Concerning Certificate of Need Laws

Date

1 de Ago de 1987

Matter Number

V870023

FTC Staff Comment Before the Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission Concerning Certificate of Need Laws (4.39 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Commission on Medical Care Facilities, Certificate of Public Need, Concerning Reform of Certificate of Public Need Regulation of Health Facilities

Date

1 de Ago de 1987

Matter Number

V870014

FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Commission on Medical Care Facilities, Certificate of Public Need, Concerning Reform of Certificate of Public Need Regulation of Health Facilities (2.02 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the U.S. International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Electrically Resistive Noncomponent Toner and Black Powder Preparations Therefore

Date

1 de Ago de 1987

Matter Number

V870026

FTC Staff Comment Before the U.S. International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Electrically Resistive Noncomponent Toner and Black Powder Preparations Therefore (6.38 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Commission on Medical Facilities Concerning Reform of Certificate of Need Regulation

Date

1 de Ago de 1987

Matter Number

V870014

FTC Staff Comment Before the Virginia Commission on Medical Facilities Concerning Reform of Certificate of Need Regulation (9.45 MB)

31 de Jul de 1987

Advisory Opinions

Academy of Ambulatory Foot Surgery

Date

31 de Jul de 1987

Letter from M. Elizabeth Gee to Andrew K. Dolan, Esq., dated 07/31/87 re: Concerning a professional association's assistance to third-party payers in determining when foot surgery may be restricted to...

academy-ambulatory-foot-surgery-15.pdf (425.81 KB)

30 de Jul de 1987

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Comments to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Natural Gas

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30 de Jul de 1987

The Federal Trade Commission staff has told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that market rivals may be able to use the agency's regulatory process to impede competition in the...

16 de Jul de 1987

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Comments to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about Radio Ownership

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16 de Jul de 1987

The Federal Trade Commission staff has told the Federal Communications Commission that the FCC's recently proposed modifications in radio ownership rules may result in significant cost-savings and...

1 de Jul de 1987

Report

The Potential for Tax Gains as a Merger Motive: A Survey of Current Knowledge and Research Opportunities

Date

1 de Jul de 1987

Evaluates the literature on the "tax-incentive" hypothesis that tax provisions provide important incentives for mergers, particularly mergers which, though they may not be anticompetitive, are...

Copy of Report (5.32 MB)

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