Evaluation of the FTC's Bureau of Economics

The mission of the FTC is to protect consumers by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices; enhancing informed consumer choices and public understanding of the competitive process; and accomplishing this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity. The Bureau of Economics (BE) performs research and analysis to determine economic impacts of FTC actions, as well as the impact of government regulation on competition and consumers. The FTC OIG performed this evaluation to determine whether BE optimizes its resources to accomplish its mission efficiently and effectively.