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June 6, 2001
June 5, 2001
Timothy J. Muris Becomes FTC Chairman
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Timothy J. Muris was sworn in yesterday as Chairman of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission. President George W. Bush named Muris, a Republican, on April 26, 2001 and he was confirmed by the Senate on May 25...
Court Order Resolves FTC Complaint in "Travel Unravel" Case
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the latest in a series of successful actions taken against defendants who allegedly misled and defrauded consumers through the telemarketing of "free" or...
Announced Actions for June 5, 2001
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement regarding the following and forwarded letters to the commentors of record...
Case Timeline Item
Etablissements Delhaize Freres et Cie "Le Lion" S.A., Delhaize America, Inc., and Hannaford Bros. Co (timeline item) - June 5, 2001
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Decision and Order
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Order to Maintain Assets
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Complaint
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June 1, 2001
Report
Report to Congress Regarding Merger Review Procedures:
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File
Text of the Commission Report
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Report
The Use of Exclusive Contracts to Deter Entry
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This paper shows that an upstream monopolist that sells to competing downstream firms can profitably use exclusive contracts to deter entry even where scale economies are absent. By offering...
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Report
Moral Hazard, Mergers, and Market Power
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Most analysis of market power assumes that managers act as perfect agents for the shareholders. This paper relaxes this assumption. When managers of a multiproduct firm must exert unobservalbe effort...
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Moral Hazard, Mergers, and Market Power
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May 31, 2001
FTC Seeks Civil Penalties, Consumer Redress from Aftermarket Brake Guard Products;
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has asked a U. S. District Court to permanently halt the deceptive claims of an aftermarket brake marketer, to award civil penalties for violations of an earlier FTC order...
In the Matter of Pharmaceutical Pricing Investigation: Closing of Investigation
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Matter Number
961 0031
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Text of Closing Letters
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Case Timeline Item
Pharmaceutical Pricing Investigation (timeline item) - May 31, 2001
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File
Text of Closing Letters
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Case Timeline Item
Brake Guard Products, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 31, 2001
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File
Plaintiff's Complaint
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May 30, 2001
"How-to" Publisher Settles Deceptive Book Club Marketing Allegations
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On behalf of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") today filed a civil penalty complaint and proposed consent decree against Creative Publishing International ("CPI"), a...
Case Timeline Item
Creative Publishing International, Inc. (timeline item) - May 30, 2001
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File
Consent Decree
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Complaint
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