Tag: Consumer Welfare Standard
New Merger Guidelines Should Keep the Consumer Welfare Standard
Recent statements by the heads of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice suggest that new merger guidelines may replace the tried-and-tested consumer...
Economic Evidence and Modern Antitrust
The question of the continued relevance, persuasiveness, and sufficiency of economic evidence in assessments of antitrust matters in the digital age has become of...
Consumer Welfare On Trial at the FTC
November 2018
Consumer Welfare On Trial at the FTC By Marshall Steinbaum (Roosevelt Institute)1
On November 1st, the FTC held its public hearing on the consumer...
The Federal Trade Commission’s Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in...
Posted by Social Science Research Network
The Federal Trade Commission's Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century, the Consumer Welfare Standard in...
