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Viola

Economist

Bureau, Office or Division
Antitrust
Phone
(202) 326-2044
Email Address
vchen@ftc.gov

Selected Publications

Selected Presentations

  • ""The Competitive Efficacy of Divestitures: An Empirical Analysis of Generic Drug Markets" with Christopher Garmon, Kenneth Rios, and David Schmidt. International Industrial Organization Conference. Boston, MA (2022)
  • "The Evolution of the Baby Food Industry, 2000 - 2008," Retrospective Analysis of Agency Determinations in Merger Transactions. George Washington University Law School. Washington, DC (2013)
  • Workshop on Antimonopoly Analysis of Vertical and Horizontal Agreements. Beijing, China (2011)

Selected Casework

Perrigo Company and Paddock Laboratories, Inc., In the Matter of
Omnicare, Inc., a corporation, In the Matter of
Watson Pharmaceuticals / Actavis Inc., In the Matter of
Shire ViroPharma
Abbott Laboratories and Alere Inc., In the Matter of
Agnaten SE, Compassion First, and NVA, In the Matter of
Impax Laboratories, Inc., In the Matter of
Hikma Pharmaceuticals/Custopharm
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc./Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Selected Reports

The Evolution of the Baby Food Industry 2000-2008

Education

UCLA
PhD Economics
UCLA
MA Economics
University of Michigan
BS Economics

Fields of Interest

  • Industrial Organization
  • Antitrust
  • Mergers
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Consumer Goods
  • Retail
  • Wholesale Distribution

Professional Experience

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
2008-present

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