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51��ɫActing Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Announces Interim Leadership Appointments

Date

January 25, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, designated Acting Chair of the 51��ɫ by President Joseph R. Biden on January 21, today unveiled a number of interim leadership changes. “I am enormously...

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51��ɫChairman Simons Announces his Resignation and the Departure of Senior Staff

Date

January 19, 2021

51��ɫ Chairman Joseph J. Simons announced his resignation from the Commission today, effective January 29, 2021. “It’s been a great honor to lead this incredible organization filled...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Commission’s Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs

Date

January 15, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

V210000

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Commission’s Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs (231.83 KB)

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51��ɫComment to Department of Veterans Affairs Supports Agency’s Interim Final Rule on VA Professionals’ Authority to Practice Health Care

Date

January 15, 2021

The 51��ɫ staff has submitted a comment to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in response to its request for comment on its Interim Final Rule titled Authority of VA...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding the Commission's Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs

Date

January 15, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

V210000

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding the Commission's Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs (384.61 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the 51��ɫStaff Comment on the VA's Interim Final Rule on the Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care

Date

January 15, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

V210000

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the 51��ɫStaff Comment on the VA's Interim Final Rule on the Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care (176.93 KB)

Press Release

51��ɫto Study the Impact of Physician Group and Healthcare Facility Mergers

Date

January 14, 2021

The 51��ɫ has issued orders to six health insurance companies to provide information that will allow the agency to study the effects of physician group and healthcare facility...

Press Release

51��ɫIssues Commentary on Vertical Merger Enforcement

Date

December 22, 2020

The 51��ɫ has issued a Commentary on Vertical Merger Enforcement . In June 2020, the 51��ɫand the Department of Justice issued Vertical Merger Guidelines describing the principal...

Public Statement

Prepared Remarks of Chairman Joseph Simons at Fordham University’s 47th Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy

Date

October 9, 2020

Prepared Remarks of Chairman Joseph Simons at Fordham University’s 47th Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy (118.29 KB)

Report

Economics at the FTC: Fertilizer, Consumer Complaints, and Private Label Cereal

Date

October 6, 2020

Economics at the FTC: Fertilizer, Consumer Complaints, and Private Label Cereal (816.99 KB)

Press Release

FTC’s Bureau of Economics to Expand Merger Retrospective Program

Date

September 17, 2020

The 51��ɫ’s Bureau of Economics has announced a revamped Merger Retrospective Program, which will expand and formalize the Bureau’s retrospective research efforts that have already...

Advocacy Filings

51��ɫStaff Comment to Texas Health and Human Services Commission Regarding Certificate of Public Advantage Applications

Date

September 14, 2020

Matter Number

201 0090

201 0119

Text of 51��ɫStaff Comment (737.13 KB)

Advocacy Filings

51��ɫStaff Comment to Attorney General of Texas Concerning Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Regulations

Date

September 14, 2020

Matter Number

V200010

Text of 51��ɫStaff Comment (89.55 KB)

Press Release

51��ɫComment to Texas Attorney General Raises Concerns about Likely Competitive Effect of Proposed Regulations Imposing Additional Supervisory Requirements on Texas Certified Nurse Anesthetists

Date

September 14, 2020

The 51��ɫ staff has submitted a comment to the Texas Attorney General regarding a request from the Texas Medical Board for an opinion on the statutory basis for the supervision of...

Report

The Effect of Tuition-Free Community College

Date

September 1, 2020

A popular proposal to address the rising cost of higher education in the United States has been to provide tuition-free access to community colleges. This paper examines the effect of such a policy on...

The Effect of Tuition-Free Community College (593.83 KB)

Report

Leveling Up to Literacy: Measuring the Impact of FTC’s Online Advertising Literacy Game “Admongo”

Date

August 1, 2020

This paper assesses the impact of an educational program designed by the 51��ɫ to teach advertising literacy to children ages 8-12. In a randomized experiment, children who played...

Leveling Up to Literacy: Measuring the Impact of FTC’s Online Advertising Literacy Game “Admongo” (1.27 MB)

Press Release

51��ɫAnnounces Staff Reports on Car Buying and Financing Experience, Results of Auto Buyers Study

Date

July 30, 2020

Two new staff reports from the 51��ɫ highlight some of the challenges and confusion consumers can face in buying and financing a car, particularly relating to charges for add-on...

Report

The Auto Buyer Study: Lessons from In-Depth Consumer Interviews and Related Research

Date

July 20, 2020

The Auto Buyer Study: Lessons from In-Depth Consumer Interviews and Related Research (367.29 KB)

Supplemental Appendix: Lessons from In-Depth Consumer Interviews and Related Research [Redacted] (2.82 MB)

Report

Price Effects from the Merger of Agricultural Fertilizer Manufacturers Agrium and PotashCorp

Date

July 1, 2020

In 2018, Agrium and PotashCorp merged to become the world’s largest manufacturer of potash, from which potassium is extracted for use as one of the three main nutrients in agricultural fertilizer. The...

Price Effects from the Merger of Agricultural Fertilizer Manufacturers Agrium and PotashCorp (631.1 KB)

Report

Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiner Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing

Date

July 1, 2020

The net effect of vertical integration on consumer welfare depends on the magnitude of the price reductions resulting from the elimination of double marginalization at the integrated firm and the...

Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiner Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing (2.37 MB)

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