Washington has many agencies with specialized jurisdiction over particular markets or issues. Competition is important and desirable in all of these markets. Economic theory, backed by numerous studies, predicts that increased competition and the ensuing market forces work best for meeting consumer needs. Regulatory agencies differ, however, in the extent to which they actually factor competition into their decisions. This workshop will explore and evaluate practical policy tools that are available to regulators for fostering competition.
AGENDA
8:30 A.M.: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00: Welcome, ROBERT HAHN, Joint Center
9:10: Introduction, DEBORAH PLATT MAJORAS, FTC
9:45: PANEL I - How can agencies seek to foster competition in their industries?
PAUL ATKINS, SEC
SEAN ENNIS, OECD
DANIEL MERON, Department of Health & Human Services
CHARLES NOTTINGHAM, Surface Transportation Board
11:15: PANEL II - Identifying abuses of the regulatory process by firms that wish to harm their competitors.
MARC KESSELMAN, USDA
BRIAN MANNIX, EPA
JEFFREY ROSEN, OMB
TODD ZYWICKI, GMU
12:30: Luncheon, THOMAS O. BARNETT, DOJ
1:45: PANEL III: Where should we go from here?
DENNIS CARLTON, DOJ
WILLIAM KOVACIC, FTC
TIMOTHY MURIS, GMU
ROBERT PITOFSKY, Arnold & Porter LLP
3:00: Adjournment
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