Economists at the Federal Trade Commission pursue the agency’s competition and consumer protection missions. In this year’s essay, with respect to antitrust we discuss the analysis that is used in two areas where the Commission has recently been active: physician combinations and standard essential patents (SEPs). In consumer protection, we discuss the FTC’s recently released national study of ...

AIM The study aimed to assess the awareness of the Consumer Protection Act among dental health professionals in dental schools of Ghaziabad, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was carried out on dental health professionals in dental schools of Ghaziabad, India. A total of 348 dental health professionals (170 males and 178 females) were surveyed, out of which 1...

Economists at the Federal Trade Commission pursue the agency’s competition and consumer protection missions. In this year’s essay, with respect to antitrust we discuss the analysis that is used in two areas where the Commission has recently been active: physician combinations and standard essential patents. In consumer protection, we discuss the FTC’s recently released national study of the acc...

Consumer is weaker party in electronic contracts, especially business to consumer contracts (B2C). There are various legal systems in place to protect consumers. However, consumers still face a variety of problems. For example, they do not have enough choices in the markets and often have difficulties in understanding contract terms. More importantly, consumers still do not always have effectiv...

Consumer protection is everywhere in retreat. Congress has rejected the Food and Drug Administration's proposed ban on saccharin,' and several courts and state legislatures have attempted to block the FDA's attack on Laetrile.2 The Consumer Product Safety Commission's recent ruling that swimming pool slides must carry danger warnings 3 has elicited widespread ridicule, brought a reversal in the...