Public Hearings:
Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Hearings on Section 2 of the Sherman Act: Single-Firm Conduct As Related to Competition
Working Papers
The following working papers were developed in conjunction with the Section 2 Hearings. The papers do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or of any individual Commissioner.
- Enforcement of Section 2 of the Sherman Act: Theory and Practice, by William F. Adkinson, Jr., Karen L. Grimm, and Christopher N. Bryan
- General Standards for Exclusionary Conduct, by Karen L. Grimm
- Monopoly Power: Use, Proof, and Relationship to Anticompetitive Effects in Section 2 Cases, by Thomas J. Klotz
- Cheap Exclusion: Role and Limits, by Patricia Schultheiss and William E. Cohen
Federal Register Notices
- March 30, 2006: Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division: Notice of Public Hearings and Opportunity for Comment Concerning Section 2 of the Sherman Act: "Consumer Benefits and Harms: How Best To Distinguish Aggressive, Pro-Consumer Competition From Business Conduct To Attain Or Maintain A Monopoly"
Public Comments
Please click on a date below for information on that hearing's agenda and panelists, as well as written contributions from its panelists.
- May 8, 2007: Conclusion
- May 1, 2007: Section 2 Policy Issues
- Mar. 28-29, 2007: Remedies
- Transcript (28th)
- Transcript (29th)
- Mar. 7-8, 2007: Monopoly Power
- Transcript (7th)
- Transcript (8th)
- February 13: Business Testimony
- January 30-31: Business and Economic Testimony
- Transcript (30th, Business Testimony)
- Transcript (31st, Economic Testimony)
- Video, Morning Session [RealMedia, Hosted by Berkeley]
- Video, Afternoon Session [RealMedia, Hosted by Berkeley]
- December 6: Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
- November 29: Loyalty Discounts
- November 15: Exclusive Dealing
- November 1: Tying
- October 26: Business History and Business Strategy
- September 26: Empirical Perspectives
- September 12: International Issues
- July 18: Refusals to Deal
- June 22: Predatory Pricing
- June 20: Welcome and Overview of Hearings
For more information, contact: section2hearings2@ftc.gov