Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-13-2018
Location or Event Name
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
Abstract
FTC Chairman Joe Simons presented opening remarks, followed by a day of discussion by a distinguished set of panelists who discussed the following topics (some of which will be discussed on the rescheduled date):
- the current landscape of competition and consumer protection law and policy;
- whether the U.S. economy has become more concentrated and less competitive;
- the regulation of consumer data;
- antitrust law and the consumer welfare standard; and
- the analysis of vertical mergers.
Recommended Citation
Baker, Jonathan; Berry, Steven; Scott Morton, Fiona; Wright, Joshua; and Werden, Gregory, "Has the US Economy Become More Concentrated and Less Competitive: A Review of the Data" (2018). Congressional and Other Testimony. 17.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/pub_disc_cong/17
