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Aileen Thompson

Assistant Director

Bureau, Office or Division
Antitrust
Email Address

Selected Publications

  • "The Effect of Hospital Mergers on Inpatient Prices:  A Case Study of the New Hanover-Cape Fear Transaction," International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2010.
  • "Import Competition and Market Power:  Canadian Evidence," North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2002.
  • "Market Evaluations of a European Monetary Union," with Filip Abraham, Quiet Pioneering:  Robert M. Stern and His International Economic Legacy, 1997.
  • "The Impact of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption on Capital Markets," with Kenneth McKenzie, Canadian Public Policy, 1995.
  • "Dividend Taxation and Equity Value," with Kenneth McKenzie, Canadian Journal of Economics, 1995.
  • "Trade Liberalization, Comparative Advantage, and Scale Economies:  Stock Market Evidence from Canada," Journal of International Economics, 1994.
  • "The Anticipated Sectoral Impact of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement:  An Event Study Analysis," Canadian Journal of Economics, 1993.

Education

University of Michigan
PhD Economics
University of Michigan
MA Economics
Smith College
BA Economics

Professional Experience

Assistant Director
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission
2014-present

Deputy Assistant Director
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission
2004-2014

Economist
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission
1999-2004

Associate Professor
Carleton University, Ottawa
1997-1999

Assistant Professor
Carleton University, Ottawa
1992-1997

Assistant Professor
University of Toronto
1990-1992

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