Economist Expert Witnesses

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Economist expert witnesses specialize in a variety of fields, including finance, business valuation, labor economics, health economics, and environmental economics. Some of the most common specialties among economist expert witnesses also include econometrics, industrial organization, public finance, international trade, and economic development. They have provided opinions on the effects of market competition, financial damages, wage disputes, healthcare costs, and economic policy.

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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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FAQs for Economist Expert Witnesses

What is the role of an economist expert witness in a legal case?

An economist expert witness provides analysis and testimony on economic issues such as damages, business valuation, lost profits, market competition, pricing, and financial modeling.

In what types of cases can an economist expert witness be beneficial?

Economist expert witnesses are often used in commercial litigation, antitrust cases, personal injury claims, wrongful death suits, and intellectual property disputes.

Can an economist expert witness specialize in certain areas?

Yes. Economists can have subspecialties like labor economics, health economics, industrial organization, or financial economics which can be relevant to specific types of cases.

How does an economist expert witness calculate lost earnings or damages?

They use various methods including discounted cash flow analysis, statistical modeling, and econometric techniques to estimate potential losses or damages.

Why is it important to hire an economist with experience as an expert witness?

An experienced economist expert witness understands the legal process, can communicate complex economic concepts clearly to a jury, and withstand cross-examination.

How does Expert Institute select its Economist expert witnesses?

Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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