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June 1, 2008

Report

The Role of Education in the Production of Health: An Empirical Analysis of Smoking Behavior

Date

June 1, 2008

We estimate the effect of education and student status on the propensity to smoke. Our estimation strategy accounts for the endogeneity of education by “differencing out” the impact of unobserved...

The Role of Education in the Production of Health: An Empirical Analysis of Smoking Behavior (146.93 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to Representative Elaine Nekritz of the Illinois General Assembly Concerning H.B. 5372 to Regulate Retail Health Facilities

Date

June 1, 2008

Matter Number

V080013

FTC Staff Comment to Representative Elaine Nekritz of the Illinois General Assembly Concerning H.B. 5372 to Regulate Retail Health Facilities (125.95 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Housing and Urban Development Concerning the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA")

Date

June 1, 2008

Matter Number

V080012

FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Housing and Urban Development Concerning the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") (225.16 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Aviation Administration Concerning a Proposed Congestion Management Rule

Date

June 1, 2008

Matter Number

V080015

FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Aviation Administration Concerning a Proposed Congestion Management Rule (73.81 KB)

May 31, 2008

Public Statement

Patent Trolls: Broad Brush Definitions and Law Enforcement Ideas

Date

May 31, 2008

Patent Trolls: Broad Brush Definitions and Law Enforcement Ideas (96.58 KB)

May 30, 2008

Press Release

Commission Extends Public Comment Period in Petroleum Industry Marketing Manipulation ANPR Proceeding Until June 23, 2008

Date

May 30, 2008

Commission extension of public comment period – The Commission today announced the extension of the public comment period related to the Petroleum Industry Marketing Manipulation Advance Notice of...

Press Release

Commission Approves Retention of Leather Guides in Their Current Form

Date

May 30, 2008

Commission approval of Federal Register notice – Following a public comment period, the Commission has voted to retain the agency’s Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products , commonly...

Press Release

FTC Earns Association of Government Accountants Award for Performance and Accountability Report

Date

May 30, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission has earned the Association of Government Accountants Certificate of Excellence Accountability Reporting (CEAR) award for its Performance and Accountability Report (PAR)...

Press Release

FTC Urges Consumers to Use Caution When Seeking a Locksmith

Date

May 30, 2008

If you’ve ever locked yourself out of your car or home, you know what a hassle it can be. Your first thought is to get someone to help. And if that someone – a family member, neighbor or friend – can...

Case Timeline Item

Inova Health Systems Foundation and Prince William Health System, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 30, 2008

Date

May 30, 2008

Scheduling Order (411.03 KB)

Order Denying Respondents' Motion to Stay Administrative Proceedings (239.63 KB)

May 29, 2008

Public Statement

Opening Remarks of Michael R. Baye

Date

May 29, 2008

Opening Remarks of Michael R. Baye (43.68 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Fair Credit Reporting Risk-Based Pricing Regulations; Correction - 16 CFR Part 698

Date

May 29, 2008

May29

Event

Clinical Integration in Health Care: A Check-Up

May 29, 2008 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM

The Federal Trade Commission plans to hold a one-day public workshop to examine developments in the health care sector relating to “clinical integration” among health care providers. Clinical...

May29

Event

Consumer Information & the Mortgage Market

May 29, 2008 | 8:00AM - 5:30PM

Housing and mortgage market turmoil is affecting the financial security of countless hardworking Americans, and raising questions about the adequacy of consumer protection regulations in mortgage and...

Case Timeline Item

Inova Health Systems Foundation and Prince William Health System, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 29, 2008

Date

May 29, 2008

Order Certifying Respondents' Motion to Recuse to the Commission and Accompanying Statement by J. Thomas Rosch (433.02 KB)

May 28, 2008

Press Release

FTC Permanently Halts Pretexting Scheme; Defendants Barred From Obtaining or Selling Consumers Phone Records to Third Parties

Date

May 28, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission has put a permanent halt to an operation that allegedly obtained consumers’ confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent and sold them to third parties...

Case Timeline Item