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October 3, 2002
October 2, 2002
High School Student Survey Companies Settle FTC Charges
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Companies that collected extensive personal information from millions of high school students claiming that they would share the information only with colleges, universities, and others providing...
California Defendants to Pay Redress for Charging Consumers "Restocking Fee" for Delayed or Unshipped Merchandise
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent decree with Dynamic Wheels and Tires, Inc., a California-based seller of fancy automobile wheels, rims, and tires, and Gary Jerjerian...
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Dynamic Wheels & Tires, Inc., et al., U.S. (timeline item) - October 2, 2002
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National Research Center for College and University Admissions, The, Inc.; American Student List, LLC; and Don M. Munce (timeline item) - October 2, 2002
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October 1, 2002
Report
Does Size Really Matter? Empirical Evidence on Group Incentives
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The paper empirically analyzes the economic theory and intuition that the "free rider" problem will overwhelm firm-wide incentives in large firms. Kandel and Lazear (1992) claim that in a simple model...
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Consumers Duped by Telemarketers Claiming To Provide Identity Theft Protection
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Two Canadian citizens and the five corporations they operated will pay $436,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers into paying as much as $299 for one of two...
September 30, 2002
Chairman Timothy J. Muris Promotes Effective Competition Advocacy at International Competition Network Conference in Naples, Italy
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Timothy J. Muris, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and Charles A. James, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, worked with antitrust agencies...
FTC Releases Agenda for Public Workshop on Possible Anticompetitive Efforts to Restrict Competition on the Internet
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The Federal Trade Commission has released the agenda and a list of panelists for its October 8-10 public workshop on possible anticompetitive efforts to restrict competition on the Internet. The...
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Rambus Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 30, 2002
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Complaint Counsels Preliminary Witness List
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Lentek International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 30, 2002
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September 28, 2002
Public Statement
Creating a Culture of Competition: The Essential Role of Competition Advocacy
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Competition advocates have won many victories over the last few decades. We have largely won the intellectual debate: Economists and legal scholars around the globe now recognize the benefits of...
September 27, 2002
Securities Trading Advisor Settles FTC Charges
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The promoter of a day-trading system who allegedly used unsubstantiated earnings claims and misleading testimonials to sell his trading system to prospective day traders has agreed to settle Federal...
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