Enhanced Consumer Surplus Measurement

Federal Trade Commission / Bureau of Economics

Develop more sophisticated methods for measuring consumer surplus particularly related to online platforms and services

"The FTC must become more sophisticated in measuring consumer surplus. In addition, the FTC should be open to behavioral explanations, such as habit and small hedonic differences, as keys to how platforms create and keep market power." – Project 2025

History

Mon Jan 20 2025

Initial analysis

Disruptive Potential

MODERATE

Could significantly change how platform market power is evaluated and regulated

Status
Planned
References

Related Initiatives

2 initiatives
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