| The Political Economy of Federal Trade Commission Administrative Decision Making in Merger Enforcement Contributor(s): Federal Trade Commission (Author) |
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ISBN: 1502375710 ISBN-13: 9781502375711 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Government & Business |
| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.20 lbs) 28 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Firms seeking to merge face antitrust scrutiny from either the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Unlike the DOJ, the FTC litigates its cases in front of its own administrative law judges (ALJ), and then hears the appeal itself, rather than using the federal district courts. This study focuses on the formal decisions made by the FTC after an ALJ has conducted a full trial on the merits. We find that while the "merits" of a matter, as implied by the caselaw, affect the FTC's decision, institutional factors also have an impact. |