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This paper examines the output and profit effects of horizontal mergers between upstream firms in intermediate goods markets. We consider market settings in which the upstream firms sell...

Bargaining, Bundling, and Clout: The Portfolio Effects of Horizontal Mergers (264.19 KB)

Report

Merger Challenges Data, 1999 – 2003

Date

1 de Dic de 2003

Merger Challenges Data, 1999 – 2003 (287.99 KB)

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La FTC Advierte A Los Consumidores Sobre La Estafa De Una Lotera Española Denominada El Gordo

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1 de Dic de 2003

La Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) urge a los consumidores a que tengan cuidado de una estafa de lotería extranjera que intenta adoptar el nombre del mayor premio de la...

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FTC Urges Consumers to Be Wary of El Gordo Spanish Lottery Scam

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1 de Dic de 2003

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to beware of a foreign lottery scam that adopts the name of Spain’s largest lottery prize, “El Gordo,” to con consumers out of substantial sums of...

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North Texas Specialty Physicians, In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 1, 2003

Date

1 de Dic de 2003

Complaint Counsel's Response and Objections to North Texas Specialty Physicians' First Request for Admissions to Complaint Counsel (55.12 KB)

Complaint Counsel's Objections to Respondent North Texas Specialty Physicians' Second Request to Complainant for Production of Documents and Things (45.46 KB)

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Aspen Technology, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 1, 2003

Date

1 de Dic de 2003

Aspen Technology, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Responses by Complaint Counsel in Response to AspenTech's First Set of Interrogatories (707.45 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comments Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Consumer-Directed Promotion

Date

1 de Dic de 2003

Matter Number

V040002

FTC Staff Comments Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning Consumer-Directed Promotion (85.09 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comments Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning the Link Between Weight Management and Food Labels and Packaging

Date

1 de Dic de 2003

Matter Number

V040003

FTC Staff Comments Before the Food and Drug Administration Concerning the Link Between Weight Management and Food Labels and Packaging (51.17 KB)

30 de Nov de 2003

Federal Register Notice

Rules Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("Appliance Labeling Rule") - 16 CFR Part 305

Date

30 de Nov de 2003

28 de Nov de 2003

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Aspen Technology, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 28, 2003

Date

28 de Nov de 2003

Complaint Counsel's Response to Respondent's Motion to Compel (1.82 MB)

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Kentucky Household Goods Carriers Association, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 28, 2003

Date

28 de Nov de 2003

Respondent's Response to Complaint Counsel's Requests for Admissions (475.13 KB)

Respondent's Answers and Objections to Complaint Counsel's Interrogatories (1.63 MB)

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Kentucky Household Goods Carriers Association, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 28, 2003

Date

28 de Nov de 2003

Respondent's Response to Complaint Counsel's Requests for Admissions (475.13 KB)

Respondent's Answers and Objections to Complaint Counsel's Interrogatories (1.63 MB)

26 de Nov de 2003

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Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Unocal for Alleged Anticompetive Practices Related to Carb Gasoline

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26 de Nov de 2003

In an initial decision filed on November 25, 2003, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell dismissed a complaint brought earlier this year by the Commission that...

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