Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Fiona Scott Morton to Consult for Charles River Associates, (Jan 24, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Charles River Associates, Inc. | University of Chicago
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economic Analysis at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division Dr. Fiona Scott Morton, currently a professor of economics at the Yale School of Management, has agreed to rejoin Charles River Associates (CRA) as a Senior Consultant to its Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice, the consulting firm has announced.
As Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Dr. Scott Morton managed a team of economists in analyzing the competitive effects of mergers. She also worked as a Senior Consultant for CRA prior to working for the Department of Justice, has taught at the business schools of Stanford and the University of Chicago, and served as Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the Yale School of Management from 2006–2010.
Dr. Scott Morton’s academic work focuses on competitive strategy, including empirical studies of competition in areas such as pricing, entry, and product differentiation, and the dynamics of competition in the healthcare industry. Her work has been published in the American Economic Review, the RAND Journal of Economics, the Journal of Industrial Economics, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, among other publications.
Dr. Scott Morton received her B.A. from Yale University and her Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Charles River Associates is a Boston-based global consulting firm that offers economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, accounting firms, and governments around the world. Its Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice provides economic analysis and testimony in competition matters around the world.
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