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This paper reviews the antitrust activities of Federal Trade Commission during the 1980s with special emphasis on the role of economics and economists. We contrast the FTC during the 1980s to its record in the 1970s and conclude that the agency was more active during the 1980s than is popularly believed. Perhaps more significant than changes in the level of enforcement activity was the agency's move to a more economics-oriented approach to antitrust enforcement and an increased role for Commission economists. The paper also comments on what FTC economists learned about American industry during the 1980s.
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Langenfeld, J., Scheffman, D.T. The FTC in the 1980s. Rev Ind Organ 5, 79–98 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229753
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229753