The Federal Trade Commission’s Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century, the Consumer Welfare Standard in Antitrust Law, Comment of the Global Antitrust Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

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The Federal Trade Commission’s Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century, the Consumer Welfare Standard in Antitrust Law, Comment of the Global Antitrust Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

By Tad Lipsky, Joshua D. Wright, Douglas H. Ginsburg, & John M. Yun

This comment is submitted by the Global Antitrust Institute (GAI) at Scalia Law School at George Mason University to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding its hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century, The Consumer Welfare Standard in Antitrust Law. The GAI Competition Advocacy Program provides a wide range of recommendations to facilitate adoption of economically sound competition policy.

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