Experts apply industrial organization economics to define markets, measure power, assess competitive effects, and quantify overcharges or lost profits. Econometric methods including regression analysis are standard.
Daubert challenges target methodology and data.
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Antitrust Economist|Industrial Organization Expert
Why it Matters?
Damages models are the most productive Daubert target, since overcharge regressions depend on benchmark period selection, control variables, and functional form choices that each materially affect the result, and demonstrating sensitivity to those choices undermines reliability. Class certification also frequently turns on whether the model can establish classwide impact, which makes the certification-stage challenge more valuable than a merits challenge.
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