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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics will host the Second Federal Trade Commission Conference on Marketing and Public Policy on October 18, 2024 in Washington, D.C. This one-day event will bring together scholars and policymakers interested in issues at the intersection of marketing, information economics, and public policy.

As America’s primary consumer protection law enforcement agency, the FTC has benefited from the economics and marketing literature in its long history of case and policy work. Following the success of the first marketing conference hosted by the FTC in 2016, this conference aims to deepen the intellectual dialogue between FTC economists and scholars in quantitative marketing, information economics, and consumer behavior research. It will serve as a vehicle for scholars to learn about the FTC’s work in competition and consumer protection, promote high impact research in consumer protection and related public policies, and introduce FTC economists to cutting-edge research.

The conference will feature research paper sessions as well as a panel discussion including both policymakers and academic experts.

The Scientific Committee for the conference is:

  • K. Sudhir, Professor of Marketing, Yale School of Management
  • Ginger Jin, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, Department of Economics
  • A. Yesim Orhun, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
  • Devesh Raval, Deputy Director, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics
  • Nellie Lew, Assistant Director, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics

Staff Contact: Katherine Chang (marketingconf@ftc.gov)

Sponsors:

  • Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics
  • Yale School of Management
  • INFORMS Society of Marketing Science (ISMS)

Conference Program

This conference will be held from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday, October 18, 2024, at the Constitution Center Plaza Level Conference Center, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024. After the conference, there will be an optional dinner for which participants will register and pay for separately.

Pre-registration for this conference is necessary. Please fill out the conference registration form with your name, email, and affiliation to register for the conference. If space permits, we may allow a very limited number of on-site registrations beginning at 8:15am on October 18. To register for the optional conference dinner, please fill out the dinner registration form. Attendees must register for the conference dinner by October 1, 2024.

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