Economics at the FTC: Fertilizer, Consumer Complaints, and Private Label Cereal

Andrew Sweeting (), David J. Balan (), Nicholas Kreisle (), Matthew T. Panhans () and Devesh Raval
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Andrew Sweeting: Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Economics
David J. Balan: Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Economics
Nicholas Kreisle: Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Economics
Matthew T. Panhans: Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Economics

Review of Industrial Organization, 2020, vol. 57, issue 4, No 3, 781 pages

Abstract: Abstract Staff in the FTC’s Bureau of Economics perform economic analyses to support the Commission’s missions to protect consumers and maintain competition. Staff contributions include both original economic research and theoretical and empirical analysis in specific matters where the Commission has to decide whether to take enforcement actions. This article describes: retrospective research of a consummated merger in the fertilizer industry; a novel analysis of the government’s consumer complaint data to understand how frauds affect different demographic groups; and casework that supported a decision to challenge a merger of private label ready-to-eat cereal manufacturers.

Keywords: Antitrust; Consumer protection; Efficiencies; Fraud; Merger retrospectives; Merger simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s11151-020-09792-w

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