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Price conjectural variations are estimated to measure the degree of price competition in a product differentiated oligopoly. The empirical model is a simultaneous equation system of product demand and...

An Empirical Conjectural Variation Model of Oligopoly (633.16 KB)

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Free Trading or Free Riding: An Examination of the Theories and Available Empirical Evidence on Gray Market Imports

Date

February 1, 1987

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Free Trading or Free Riding: An Examination of the Theories and Available Empirical Evidence on Gray Market Imports (457.04 KB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the Health Systems Agency of New York Concerning its Draft Medical Facilities Plan

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874633

FTC Staff Comment Before the Health Systems Agency of New York Concerning its Draft Medical Facilities Plan (6.22 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the EPA Concerning Certification Program for Trading and/or Banking of Emissions Credits for Heavy Duty Engine Repairs

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874640

FTC Staff Comment Before the EPA Concerning Certification Program for Trading and/or Banking of Emissions Credits for Heavy Duty Engine Repairs (3.92 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Concerning Sunset Audits of Boards of Optometry and Opticianry

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874637

FTC Staff Comment Before the South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Concerning Sunset Audits of Boards of Optometry and Opticianry (6.72 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the American Bar Association Concerning Proposed Amendment to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to Eliminate Broad Restrictions on Mailing Letters to Persons Known to Need Legal Services

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874634

FTC Staff Comment Before the American Bar Association Concerning Proposed Amendment to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to Eliminate Broad Restrictions on Mailing Letters to Persons Known to Need Legal Services (3.28 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the New York City Health Systems Agency Concerning its Draft Medical Facilities Plan

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874633

FTC Staff Comment Before the New York City Health Systems Agency Concerning its Draft Medical Facilities Plan (1.48 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the Supreme Court of North Dakota Concerning Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct on Lawyer-Non-Lawyer Business Associations and Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874642

FTC Staff Comment Before the Supreme Court of North Dakota Concerning Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct on Lawyer-Non-Lawyer Business Associations and Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation (5.01 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Concerning Attorney Communication With Prospective Clients

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874638

FTC Staff Comment Before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Concerning Attorney Communication With Prospective Clients (7.43 MB)

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FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Transportation Concerning Proposal to Give Limited Antitrust Immunity to Discuss Scheduling Overlaps at Congested Airports

Date

February 1, 1987

Matter Number

P874636

FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Transportation Concerning Proposal to Give Limited Antitrust Immunity to Discuss Scheduling Overlaps at Congested Airports (8.99 MB)

January 1, 1987

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Why Price Correlations Do Not Define Antitrust Markets: On Econometric Algorithms for Market Definition

Date

January 1, 1987

This paper compares two econometric methods that have been proposed for market definition: price correlations and residual demand curve estimation. Econometric theory is used to demonstrate that price...

Why Price Correlations Do Not Define Antitrust Markets: On Econometric Algorithms for Market Definition (1.17 MB)

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