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The Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference is held annually in the fall and brings together researchers from universities throughout the world, other government agencies, and other organization to discuss issues related to the FTC’s 100-year long antitrust, consumer protection, and public policy missions in antitrust, consumer protection, and policy. The conference also provides an opportunity for scholars outside the FTC to gain a better understanding of the work the FTC and the economic analysis conducted within the FTC’s Bureau of Economics.

The Scientific Committee for this year’s conference is:

  • John Asker (University of California Los Angeles)
  • Leemore Dafny (Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business)
  • Liran Einav (Stanford University)

Organizers: Nathan Wilson (FTC) and Chris Adams (FTC)

The conference program will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, and 9:00 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Friday, October 17. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.
 

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

VENUE

The Constitution Center building is located at 400 7th St., SW, near the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Non-FTC employees will be required to use the main entrance on 7th St. between D St. and E St. Attendees will check in at the conference desk and then proceed through building security. The conference will be held in the Plaza Level Conference Center.

BACKGROUND

The annual Federal Trade Commission Microeconomics Conference began in 2008 and grew out of the idea that the FTC could benefit from bringing together researchers from universities throughout the world, other government agencies, and other organizations to discuss antitrust, consumer protection, and policy issues that the economists in the FTC’s Bureau of Economics encounter in their work. Visit the ARCHIVE section for details about past conferences.

SPONSORS

This conference is sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics and Northwestern University’s Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth. The FTC conference organizers are Nathan Wilson and Chris Adams.

STAFF CONTACT

Laura Kmitch
202-326-3133
BE-Micro@ftc.gov

FTC Privacy Policy

Under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) or other laws, we may be required to disclose to outside organizations the information you provide when you pre-register for events that require registration. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments, whether filed in paper or electronic form, and as a matter of discretion, we make every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments before posting them on the FTC website.

The FTC Act and other laws we administer permit the collection of your pre-registration contact information and the comments you file to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission’s Privacy Act system for public records and comprehensive privacy policy.

This event will be open to the public and may be photographed, videotaped, webcast, or otherwise recorded.  By participating in this event, you are agreeing that your image — and anything you say or submit — may be posted indefinitely at ftc.gov or on one of the Commission's publicly available social media sites.

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