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Aileen Thompson

Assistant Director

Bureau, Office or Division
Antitrust
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Selected Publications

  • "The Effect of Hospital Mergers on Inpatient Prices:  A Case Study of the New Hanover-Cape Fear Transaction," International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2010.
  • "Import Competition and Market Power:  Canadian Evidence," North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2002.
  • "Market Evaluations of a European Monetary Union," with Filip Abraham, Quiet Pioneering:  Robert M. Stern and His International Economic Legacy, 1997.
  • "The Impact of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption on Capital Markets," with Kenneth McKenzie, Canadian Public Policy, 1995.
  • "Dividend Taxation and Equity Value," with Kenneth McKenzie, Canadian Journal of Economics, 1995.
  • "Trade Liberalization, Comparative Advantage, and Scale Economies:  Stock Market Evidence from Canada," Journal of International Economics, 1994.
  • "The Anticipated Sectoral Impact of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement:  An Event Study Analysis," Canadian Journal of Economics, 1993.

Education

University of Michigan
PhD Economics
University of Michigan
MA Economics
Smith College
BA Economics

Professional Experience

Assistant Director
Federal Trade Commission
2014-present

Deputy Assistant Director
Federal Trade Commission
2004-2014

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
1999-2004

Associate Professor
Carleton University, Ottawa
1997-1999

Assistant Professor
Carleton University, Ottawa
1992-1997

Assistant Professor
University of Toronto
1990-1992

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