Economist Expert Witnesses

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Economist expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including antitrust, securities, labor, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. Some of the most common specialties include damages valuation, market analysis, class certification, and regulatory economics. They can opine on the effects of pricing strategies, competition, policy changes, and economic damages on businesses and consumers.

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Average Economist Expert Witnesses Court Fees

$475/hr

Review Fee

$525/hr

Deposition Fee

$525/hr

Court Fee

  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr

    This expert serves as an assistant professor of finance at a respected Chinese university. For seven years prior, he was an assistant professor of finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He received his PhD in finance from Yale University and his BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include mutual funds, hedge funds, short selling, and behavioral finance. His work has been published in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies.

    Assistant Professor, A Respected Chinese University

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Yale University

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  • Review Fee $635/hr
    Deposition Fee $635/hr

    This well-credentialed expert specializes in damages analysis, financial economics, and valuations in complex commercial litigation. Experienced across a range of verticals, he has testified on numerous government matters, including the largest government contract dispute in history. He has also worked in many private litigation matters and has valued damages, intellectual property, and lost profits. The expert earned his BS from Georgetown University, as well as an MA and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. He began his career as an Economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and is now a Principal for an economic consulting firm.

    Principal, An Economic Consultancy in DC & SF

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Johns Hopkins University

    San Francisco,

    California

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $400/hr
    Court Fee $400/hr

    This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience as an economist, with much of his work centered around health economics, hospital reimbursement policies, antitrust economics, and damages. He received his BS in economics from California State Polytechnic University before earning his PhD in economics from the University of California Santa Barbara. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Economic Association and is highly involved in research, having served as a principal investigator on several studies and authored multiple economic publications. He is also a referee for the Journal of the Economics of Business. He has formerly served as an adjunct assistant professor for the MPH for Health and Allied Professionals Program at UCLA, a consultant for Roulac & Company, a senior consultant for Deloitte Haskins & Sells, the project director for Part 1 of the Health Care Options Project at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, an adjunct assistant professor of economics at the University of California Santa Barbara, and a research fellow at the Milken Institute. Currently, this expert serves as the principal and senior economist for a private economic consulting firm in California.

    Principal & Senior Economist, A private economic consulting firm in CA

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California

    Culver City,

    California

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  • Review Fee $210/hr
    Deposition Fee $240/hr
    Court Fee $240/hr

    This highly qualified expert has been in the field finance and economics for over two decades, with demonstrated experience in valuation, assessment, discounted cash flow, economic and financial modeling, investment analysis, economic damage, earnings analysis, and risk assessment and analysis. He received his BA, in English literature and international relations from the University of California at Santa Barbara and then his PhD in applied economics from the University of Minnesota where he was both a MacArthur and Fulbright Fellow. He is the author of multiple papers and books, including “Inside the Global Economy: A Practical Guide”. He has worked in a variety of roles including as a consultant to both several countries, Alliance Equity Group LLC and Booz Allen Hamilton. He has also been the lead investor and CEO of Delta Welding and Fabrication. This expert currently runs a door and cabinet hardware design company he helped co-found and works with a private rare metals fabrication investor group in California, as well as serves as an instructor of global economics at a California university.

    Investor, A private rare metals fabrication investor group in CA

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Minnesota

    Santa Barbara,

    California

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  • This highly qualified expert has nearly 40 years of experience as a forensic economist. He earned his BA in economics at Washington State University. He is very active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the National Association of Forensic Economics, the American Economic Association, American Academy of Physicians Life Care Planners, and the American Rehabilitation Economics Association. He has held multiple roles throughout his career including economist for the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Protection Agency, a forensic economist at Grant Thornton, LLP, an in-house consultant at Bickel & Brewer, and senior economist at the Center for Forensic Economic Studies. This expert is currently a senior consulting economist at a damages and business valuation consulting firm, an associate consulting economist at a life care planning consulting firm, and the president and senior economist at a forensic economic consulting firm.

    Senior Consulting Economist, A Damages and Business Valuation Consulting Firm

    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Washington State University

    Texas

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What Can an Economist Expert Witness Opine On?

Economic Analysis

Evaluate economic data and trends.

Forecasting

Predict future economic conditions.

Policy Evaluation

Assess the impact of economic policies.

Market Research

Analyze market conditions and behavior.

Statistical Modeling

Develop models to interpret data.

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Compare costs and benefits of projects.

FAQs for Economist Expert Witnesses

What is a economist expert witness?

An economist expert witness is a qualified economics professional who provides specialized financial and economic analysis in legal cases. They assist by reviewing records, calculating damages, testifying in court, and clarifying complex economic issues.

In what case types can an economist expert witness provide valuable insights?

An economist expert witness provides valuable insights in personal injury, wrongful death, employment, business valuation, antitrust, commercial damages, and class action cases.

How can an economist expert witness quantify business interruption damages?

An economist expert witness quantifies business interruption damages by analyzing financial records to estimate lost profits, extra expenses, and the business’s expected performance.

What credentials should an economist expert witness possess for complex commercial disputes?

An economist expert witness for complex commercial disputes should hold an advanced economics degree, strong quantitative skills, published research, and extensive litigation and testimony experience.

How does an economist expert witness calculate future economic loss?

An economist expert witness calculates future economic loss by projecting lost earnings and benefits, adjusting for inflation, taxes, work-life expectancy, and discounting to present value.

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