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Christopher T. Taylor

Assistant Director

Bureau, Office or Division

Antitrust

Phone

Email Address

ctaylor@ftc.gov

Selected Publications

"Edgeworth Price Cycles in Gasoline: Evidence from the United States," with John Yun and Paul Zimmerman, Review of Industrial Organization, 2013.
"Does Concentration Matter: Measurement of Petroleum Merger Price Effects," with Daniel Hosken and Louis Silvia, American Economic Review Papers & Proceedings, 2011.
"Vertical Relationships and Competition in Retail Gasoline Markets: Comment," with Nick Kriesle and Paul Zimmerman, American Economic Review, 2010.
"Retail Gasoline Pricing: What Do We Know?," with Robert McMillan and Daniel Hosken, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2008.
"Do Gasoline Mergers Affect Consumer’s Prices? The Marathon-Ashland and UDS transaction," with John Simpson, Journal of Law and Economics, 2008.
"The Economic Effects of the Marathon-Ashland Joint Venture: The Importance of Industry Supply," with Daniel Hosken, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007.
"A Variance Screen for Collusion," with Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Luke Froeb, and John Geweke, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2006.
"The Economic Effects of Withdrawn Antidumping Investigations: Is There Evidence of Collusive," Journal of International Economics, 2004.
"R&D Intensity and Acquisitions in High Technology Industries: Evidence from the U.S. electronic and electrical equipment industries, with Bruce Blonigen, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2000.

Selected Presentations

"Petroleum Merger Retrospectives at the FTC," ABA Merger Retrospective Conference. Washington, DC (2013)
"Rockets & Feathers-Asymmetric Price Adjustment," ABA Antitrust Section Brown Bag. Washington, DC (2012)

Selected Reports

The Federal Trade Commission Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases: A Commission Report to Congress

Gasoline Price Changes: The Dynamic of Supply, Demand, and Competition: A Federal Trade Commission Report (2005)

The Petroleum Industry: Mergers, Structural Change, And Antitrust Enforcement: A Report of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics

FTC Issues Report on Midwest Gasoline Price Investigation

Federal Trade Commission Report On Spring/Summer 2006 Nationwide Gasoline Price Increases

Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics: Gasoline Price Changes and the Petroleum Industry: An Update

Education

Duke University

PhD Economics

1994

Duke University

MA Economics

1992

Saint Louis University

BS Business Administration

1990

Fields of Interest

Industrial Organization
Antitrust
International Trade

Professional Experience

Assistant Director
Federal Trade Commission
2021-Present

Deputy Assistant Director
Federal Trade Commission
2003-2021

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
1998-2003

Industry Economist
U.S. International Trade Commission
1994-1998

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