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"
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release

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
  • Video Webcast
  • Transcript
• May 1, 2007: Section 2 Policy Issues
  • Transcript
• Mar. 28-29, 2007: Remedies
  • Transcript (28th)
  • Transcript (29th)
• Mar. 7-8, 2007: Monopoly Power
  • Transcript (7th)
  • Transcript (8th)
• February 13: Business Testimony
  • Transcript
• 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
  • Transcript
• November 29: Loyalty Discounts
  • Transcript
    
• November 15: Exclusive Dealing
  • Transcript
    
• November 1: Tying
  • Transcript
    
• October 26: Business History and Business Strategy
  • Transcript
    
• September 26: Empirical Perspectives
  • Transcript
    
• September 12: International Issues
  • Transcript
    
• July 18: Refusals to Deal
  • Transcript
    
• June 22: Predatory Pricing
  • Transcript
    
• June 20: Welcome and Overview of Hearings
  • Transcript

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