Deputy Assistant Director
Bureau, Office or Division
Applied Research and Outreach
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Selected Publications
- "Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiners’ Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing," with Christopher Taylor, Journal of Law and Economics, 2022.
- "Any Willing Provider and Negotiated Retail Pharmacy Prices," with David Schmidt and Matthew Weinberg, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2020.
- "Do Retail Mergers Affect Competition: Evidence from Grocery Retailing," with Luke Olson and Loren Smith, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2018.
- "Efficiencies Brewed: Pricing and Consolidation in the U.S. Beer Industry," with Orley Ashenfelter and Matthew Weinberg, RAND Journal of Economics, 2015.
- “Evidence on the Accuracy of Merger Simulations,” with Matthew Weinberg, Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013.
- “The Price Effects of a Large Merger of Manufacturers: A Case Study of Maytag-Whirlpool,” with Orley Ashenfelter and Matthew Weinberg, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2013.
- “Informing the Uninformed: How Drug Advertising Affects Check-up Visits,” with Brett Wendling, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2013.
- “Does Concentration Matter: Measurement of Petroleum Merger Price Effects,” with Louis Silvia and Christopher Taylor, American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 2011.
- "The Effect of Mergers on Consumer Prices: Evidence from Five Mergers on the Enforcement Margin," with Orley Ashenfelter, Journal of Law and Economics 2010.
- "Retail Gasoline Pricing: What do We Know?," with Robert McMillian and Christopher Taylor, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2008.
- "The Economic Effects of the Marathon-Ashland Joint Venture: The Importance of Industry Supply Shocks and Vertical Market Structure," with Christopher Taylor, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007.
- "Patterns of Retail Price Variation",with David Reiffen, RAND Journal of Economics, Spring, 2004.
Selected Presentations
- "Patent Assertion Entity Activity: An FTC Study," ABA Teleconference. Washington, DC (2016)
- "Do Retail Mergers Affect Competition: Evidence from Grocery Retailing," OECD's Second Capacity Building Workshop on Ex-Post Evaluation of Competition Authorities' Activities. Paris, France (2016)
- "Efficiencies Brewed: Pricing and Consolidation in the U.S. Brewing Industry," University of British Columbia Industrial Organization Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia (2014)
Selected Reports
Education
Cornell University
PhD Economics
Cornell University
MA Economics
Oberlin College
BA Economics
Fields of Interest
- Industrial Organization
- Antitrust
- Regulation
- Retailing
- Mergers
- Petroleum
- Pharmaceuticals
- Patents
Professional Experience
Deputy Assistant Director
Federal Trade Commission
2000-Present
Economist
Federal Trade Commission
1995-2000