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December 1, 1988

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to Governor James R. Thompson Concerning S.B. 1870 to Limit Auto Base Rental Charges, Alter the Allocation of Costs and Risks of Damage or Theft, and Ban Long-Term Leasing on Sundays

Date

December 1, 1988

Matter Number

V890008

FTC Staff Comment to Governor James R. Thompson Concerning S.B. 1870 to Limit Auto Base Rental Charges, Alter the Allocation of Costs and Risks of Damage or Theft, and Ban Long-Term Leasing on Sundays (5.44 MB)

November 12, 1988

Case Timeline Item

Gold, Mitchell D., d/b/a U.S. Marketing, Inc., North American Charitable Services, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - November 12, 1988

Date

November 12, 1988

Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief (29.4 KB)

November 1, 1988

Report

The Impact of State Price and Entry Regulation on Intra-State Long Distance Telephone Rates

Date

November 1, 1988

Study finds that states using price cap regulation have 7-10 percent lower long-distance rates than states using rate-of-return regulation. In addition, state regulatory entry barriers tend to...

Copy of Report (4.83 MB)

Report

The Relationship Between Industrial Sales Prices and Concentration of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

Date

November 1, 1988

Many economic studies find market concentration positively related to profits. The findings may be explained either by oligopoly behavior or by greater efficiency of firms with large market shares...

The Relationship Between Industrial Sales Prices and Concentration of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines (207.86 KB)

Report

A Theory of Minimum Quality Standards: Quacks, Lemons & Licensing Revisited

Date

November 1, 1988

An analytical model is employed to investigate competitive markets characterized by asymmetric consumer information as to product quality. Support is found for Leland's conclusion [1979] that a...

A Theory of Minimum Quality Standards: Quacks, Lemons & Licensing Revisited (331.57 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the National Association of Attorneys General Concerning Guidelines on Car Rental Advertising and Practices

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V880060

FTC Staff Comment to the National Association of Attorneys General Concerning Guidelines on Car Rental Advertising and Practices (5.3 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Attorney General Concerning Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts Retail Advertising Regulations

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V890003

FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Attorney General Concerning Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts Retail Advertising Regulations (5.69 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the FDA Concerning Labeling of Meat Products

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V890001

FTC Staff Comment Before the FDA Concerning Labeling of Meat Products (5.54 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Concerning Use of the Word Light in the Labeling and Advertising of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V880051

FTC Staff Comment Before the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Concerning Use of the Word Light in the Labeling and Advertising of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages (3.91 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Concerning Proposed Rules Implementing the Public Movers and Warehousemen Licensing Act

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V890004

FTC Staff Comment Before the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Concerning Proposed Rules Implementing the Public Movers and Warehousemen Licensing Act (5.3 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Concerning Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V880058

FTC Staff Comment Before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Concerning Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards (11.36 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the FCC In the Matter of Advanced TV Systems and Other Matters

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V880064

Docket Number

87-268

FTC Staff Comment Before the FCC In the Matter of Advanced TV Systems and Other Matters (10.09 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the EPA Concerning the Protection of Stratospheric Ozone

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V880061

FTC Staff Comment Before the EPA Concerning the Protection of Stratospheric Ozone (9.16 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the American Bar Association Concerning the Use of Targeted Direct Mailings by Attorneys

Date

November 1, 1988

Matter Number

V890005

FTC Staff Comment to the American Bar Association Concerning the Use of Targeted Direct Mailings by Attorneys (2.9 MB)

October 1, 1988

Report

Deregulation by Vertical Integration

Date

October 1, 1988

Regulators often confront the question of whether they should allow a regulated firm to vertically integrate. The relevant policy concerns are whether the downstream price will rise from the vertical...

Deregulation by Vertical Integration (324.3 KB)

Advocacy Filings