A Preliminary Economic Analysis of FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s June 23rd Speech
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Jonathan Orszag, Robert Willig
We offer this brief statement in response to the June 23, 2009 speech by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz titled “’Pay-for-Delay’ Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry: How Congress Can Stop Anticompetitive Conduct, Protect Consumers’ Wallets, and Help Pay for Health Care Reform (The $35 Billion Solution).”