John C. Hilke, Ph.D., currently offers independent economic consulting services in the areas of antitrust, regulation, and privatization. (He is registered at CCR.gov.)
Throughout his twenty-five plus years with the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics, John was active in all three areas. His
FTC work in each area involved research, policy analysis, testimony and publications
(including two books and numerous journal articles). John's antitrust litigation testimony
for the FTC included the proposed Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper (soft drinks) and Beech-Nut/Heinz (baby food) mergers. John prepared to testify in numerous
other FTC antitrust cases that were settled or abandoned by the parties including four software merger cases. He is the primary author of several dozen filings before FERC and state regulators concerning electricity and postal regulatory reforms (available at
www.FTC.gov under formal action/advocacy). Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, John has participated in several short-term training missions to Eastern Europe and other areas regarding antitrust, regulatory reform, and privatization. The FTC honored John's work with several awards for scholarship, litigation, and competition advocacy. For more details on John Hilke's background and experience,
please click here to view his resume. In addition to serving as an economist, John served as Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Economics early in his career and as Electricity Project Coordinator for the last several years of his service with the FTC. John received his Ph.D. from
Cornell University in 1978 and his B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1973. John is a member of the American Economic Association, the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, and the Industrial Organization Society.
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