John C. Hilke, Economic Consultant

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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written by John Hilke, please click here to view his resume.