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Christopher J. Metcalf

Christopher J. Metcalf

Economist

Bureau, Office or Division

Antitrust

Phone

Email Address

cmetcalf@ftc.gov

Selected Publications

"Investigating a Merger in the Pharmacy Benefit Management Industry: The Express Scripts Acquisition of Medco (2012)," with Francine LaFontaine, David R. Schmidt, and Brett W. Wendling, The Antitrust Revolution, 7th Edition, 2018.
"Economics at the FTC: Drug and PBM Mergers and Drip Pricing," with Shelanski, Farrell, Sullivan, and Wendling, Review of Industrial Organization, 2012.
"Persistence of Technological Leadership: Emerging Technologies and Incremental Innovation," Journal of Industrial Economics, 2011.
"Price Discrimination and Resale: A Classroom Experiment," with Atin Basuchoudhary; Kai Pommerenke, David Reiley, Christian Rojas, Marzena Rostek, and James Stodder, 2008.

Selected Reports

Economics at the FTC: Drug and PBM Mergers and Drip Pricing

Education

The Johns Hopkins University

PhD Economics

2007

The Johns Hopkins University

MA Economics

2004

Vanderbilt

BA Economics

2001

Fields of Interest

Industrial Organization
Antitrust

Professional Experience

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
2007-present

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