Research
FTC Surveillance Pricing Study: Research Summaries
Preliminary FTC staff findings on the kinds of consumer information pricing intermediaries can use to tailor prices and promotions.
Corporate Power and Capital Concentration
When a few companies have outsized power, their decisions shape what people pay, how they work and what choices they have.
Rules for Fairer Markets
We examine competition rules, enforcement capacity and public-interest technology. These questions run through our work on livelihoods and household affordability.
Related Resources
Report
A Look Behind the Screens
An examination of how major social media and video streaming services collect, retain and use personal data.
Policy brief
2023 Merger Guidelines
An explanation of the analytical frameworks U.S. competition agencies use to review mergers, including potential effects on workers and markets.
Explore the Connections
Work and Livelihoods
Who gets a say when technology changes how people work?
Economic Agency
How do data and algorithms shape what people can afford and where they can live?