Commission Actions

This paper provides a critique of a recent paper in the Southern Economic Journal concerning the effectiveness of Certificate of Need (CON) regulation in controlling hospital costs. ("Regulation...

Regulation, Market Structure, and Hospital Costs: A Comment on the Work of Mayo and McFarland (240.24 KB)

Report

Mergers in the U.S. Petroleum Industry, 1971-1984: An Updated Comparative Analysis

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Reviews recent evidence on oil industry mergers and concludes that conglomerate mergers have become less important and the mergers have had little impact on industry concentration.

Copy of Report (4.33 MB)

Report

A Recalculation of Cline's Estimates of the Gains to Trade Liberalization in the Textile and Apparel Industries

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

In a recent book, Cline estimated that current trade restrictions on textiles generate a net efficiency loss of $811 million annually, while those on apparel involve a loss of $7.3 billion. This paper...

A Recalculation of Cline's Estimates of the Gains to Trade Liberalization in the Textile and Apparel Industries (261.57 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. C.T. Cub Houck Concerning Oregon S.B. 34 to Prohibit Suppliers of Heavy Equipment From Discontinuing Supply Relationships With Dealers, With Certain Exceptions

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890061

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. C.T. Cub Houck Concerning Oregon S.B. 34 to Prohibit Suppliers of Heavy Equipment From Discontinuing Supply Relationships With Dealers, With Certain Exceptions (2.91 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jim Horn Concerning Texas H.B. 1579 to Regulate Landscape Architects

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890057

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jim Horn Concerning Texas H.B. 1579 to Regulate Landscape Architects (4.87 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Barbara Flynn Curie Concerning H.B. 165 to Regulate Certain Business Combinations

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890062

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Barbara Flynn Curie Concerning H.B. 165 to Regulate Certain Business Combinations (8.98 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jack Jeffrey Concerning Nevada S.B. 86 to Prohibit a Physical Therapist From Paying or Receiving Any Fees in Consideration for a Patient Referral

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890071

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jack Jeffrey Concerning Nevada S.B. 86 to Prohibit a Physical Therapist From Paying or Receiving Any Fees in Consideration for a Patient Referral (611 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John C. Bartley Concerning MA S.B. 526 to Require Prepaid Health Benefits Programs to Allow All Pharmacies to Provide Services to Subscribers on the Same Terms

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V8900067

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John C. Bartley Concerning MA S.B. 526 to Require Prepaid Health Benefits Programs to Allow All Pharmacies to Provide Services to Subscribers on the Same Terms (6.34 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jennings G. McAbee Concerning South Carolina H.R. 3899 to Rollback Wholesale Gasoline Prices to April, 1989 Levels

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890072

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jennings G. McAbee Concerning South Carolina H.R. 3899 to Rollback Wholesale Gasoline Prices to April, 1989 Levels (2.27 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. O.H. Harris Concerning Texas S.B. 454 to License Interior Designers

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890045

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. O.H. Harris Concerning Texas S.B. 454 to License Interior Designers (2.88 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. William R. Ratliff Concerning Texas S.B. 974 to Ban Certain Forms of Below Cost Pricing

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890066

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. William R. Ratliff Concerning Texas S.B. 974 to Ban Certain Forms of Below Cost Pricing (5.48 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John C. Bartley Concerning MA S.B. 526 to Require Prepaid Health Benefits Programs to Allow All Pharmacies to Provide Services to Subscribers on the Same Terms

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. John C. Bartley Concerning MA S.B. 526 to Require Prepaid Health Benefits Programs to Allow All Pharmacies to Provide Services to Subscribers on the Same Terms (1.27 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jack Jeffey Concerning Nevada S.B. 86 to Prohibit Physical Therapists from Paying or Receiving Referral Fees

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890071

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jack Jeffey Concerning Nevada S.B. 86 to Prohibit Physical Therapists from Paying or Receiving Referral Fees (2.84 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jim Hill Concerning Oregon H.B. 2785 to Propose Certain Restrictions on Competition Among Accountants

Date

1 de mayo de 1989

Matter Number

V890073

FTC Staff Comment to the Hon. Jim Hill Concerning Oregon H.B. 2785 to Propose Certain Restrictions on Competition Among Accountants (5.59 MB)

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FTC Charges National Business Consultants Inc. Deceived Purchasers; Asks Court to Order Halt to Violations

Fecha

25 de Abr de 1989

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has charged National Business Consultants Inc. with making false and misleading claims in the sale of business opportunities for business consulting services. At the FTC's...

Case Timeline Item

National Business Consultants (timeline item) - April 25, 1989

Date

25 de Abr de 1989

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