In an article exploring the nature and history of FTC advocacy efforts, FTC scholars James Cooper, Paul Pautler, & Todd Zywicki explained: Competition advocacy, broadly, is the use of FTC expertise in competition, economics, and consumer protection to persuade governmental actors at all levels of the political system and in all branches of government to design policies that further competition and consumer choice. [read post]

From time to time (for example, here and here), I’ve applauded the resurfacing of the FTC’s much lauded competition-advocacy program (see Alden Abbott’s post here; former Chairman Bill Kovacic’s “FTC at 100” report here; former Acting Chair and Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen here; Todd Zywicki, James Cooper, and Paul Pautler here; and Andy Gavil here). [read post]