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Unfairness doctrine and the economic approach to consumer protection in the practice of the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S

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  • Anna Mokrysz-Olszynska

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Starting from the concept of treating the protection of consumers’ interests as a necessary element of market order, the U.S. federal law has created a pattern of protection against unfair or misleading acts or market practices, perceived from the perspective of their effects on consumers, competitive relationships, and the functioning of the market mechanism. Such a comprehensive perspective justifies the economic approach to the regulation of unfair market practices.

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  • Anna Mokrysz-Olszynska, 2011. "Unfairness doctrine and the economic approach to consumer protection in the practice of the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S," Ekonomia i Prawo, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika, vol. 7(1), pages 109-128, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpn:umkeip:v:7:y:2011:i:1:p:109-128
    DOI: 10.12775/EiP.2011.007
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    1. Michael Salinger, 2010. "Behavioral Economics, Consumer Protection, and Antitrust," CPI Journal, Competition Policy International, vol. 6.
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    market regulation; protection of consumers’; U.S.;
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