A Federal-State Partnership on Competition Policy: State Attorneys General as Advocates
I. Introduction
I am very pleased to be with you today. The organizers of this session have done an excellent job putting together an interesting program, and I am honored to have been asked to
2003 Symposium on the Patriot Act, Consumer Privacy, and Cybercrime
The Federal Trade Commission and the Future Development of U.S. Consumer Protection Policy
The views here are those of Chairman Muris
and not necessarily of theCommission or of any other Commissioner.
I. Introduction
On the calendar of an academic, the closing weeks of August mean that a
Continuity in Economics at the FTC,
Letter of Resignation
The President
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
By this letter, I tender my resignation as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, effective August 1, 2003.
It has
The FTC and Class Actions
I. Introduction.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to explain why the Commission has a compelling interest in class action issues, what our concerns are and how we are addressing them.
The first
"Antitrust in a Technology Economy: What's New and What's Not."
The FTC's Use of Unfairness Authority: Its Rise, Fall, and Resurrection
I. Introduction
This paper outlines the important role the FTC's unfairness authority can and should play in fashioning consumer protection policy. First, I will discuss the rise, fall, and
Special Challenges for Antitrust in Health Care
Private Participation in the Enforcement of Public Competition Laws
William E. Kovacic
General Counsel
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
British Institution of International & Comparative Law
Third Annual Conference on International and Comparative Competition Law: The
The Modern Evolution of U.S. Competition Policy Enforcement Norms
Combating Deceptive Advertising - The Role of Advertisers, the Media, and the FTC
Introduction
It is a pleasure to be here today to discuss one aspect of "Aggressive Advertising and the Law" - combating deceptive advertising. Let me start by mentioning that my remarks this
The Dialogue Between Students of Business and Students of Antitrust
Toward a Domestic Competition Network
Extraterritoriality, Institutions, and Convergence in International Competition Policy
Report from the Bureau of Competition
A Structured Outline for the Analysis of Horizontal Agreements
Hot Topics in Economics: Using New Economic Arguments and Evidence in Antitrust Investigations and Litigation
Do the Right Thing (Apologies to Spike Lee)
*This speech reflects the views of Chairman Muris, not necessarily those of the Commission or of any other Commissioner.
I was asked to speak about the FTC's efforts to stop deceptive weigh loss