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Economist

Bureau, Office or Division
Antitrust
Phone
(202) 326-3652
Email Address
kbrand@ftc.gov

Selected Publications

  • "A First-order Approximation to Merger Effects when Prices are Determined through Joint Bargaining," with Chris V. Lau, Bureau of Economics Working Paper, 2023.
  • "In the Shadow of Antitrust Â鶹´«Ã½: Price Effects of Hospital Mergers from 2009-2016," with Chris Garmon and Ted Rosenbaum, Journal of Law & Economics, 2023.
  • "Economics at the FTC: Estimating Harm from Deception and Analyzing Mergers," with Michael Vita, Miriam Larson‑Koester, Nathan Petek, Charles Taragin, William Violette, and Daniel H. Wood, Review of Industrial Organization, 2022.
  • "Simulating Hospital Merger Simulations," with David J. Balan, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2022.
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  • "Hospital Merger Simulation," with Chris Garmon, American Hospital Lawyers Association Member Briefing, 2014.
  •  "Economics at the FTC: Hospital Mergers, Authorized Generic Drugs, and Consumer Credit Markets," with Joe Farrell, David Balan, and Brett Wendling, Review of Industrial Organization, 2011.

Selected Presentations

  • In the Shadow of Antitrust Â鶹´«Ã½: Price Effects of Hospital Mergers from 2009-2016. International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC). Washington, DC (2023)
  • Panel: "“Cross Market†Provider Mergers (Chair)," FTC Microeconomics Conference. Washington, DC (2017)
  • Quantitative Methods in Unilateral Effects Analysis. Argentine Commission for the Defense of Competition. Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016)
  • Simulating Hospital Merger Simulations. Kellogg School Fourth Annual Conference on Healthcare Markets. Evanston, IL (2015)
  • Hospital Merger Simulation. American Hospital Lawyers Association. Washington, DC (2014)

Selected Casework

Staples/Office Depot
Dollar Tree, Inc./Family Dollar Stores, Inc., In the Matter of
OSF Healthcare System, and Rockford Health System, In the Matter of
Promedica Health System, Inc.
Universal Health Services, Inc., Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., and Alan B. Miller, In the Matter of
Inova Health Systems Foundation and Prince William Health System, Inc., In the Matter of
Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc., In the Matter of
CoStar Group / RentPath Holdings, In the Matter of
Edgewell Personal Care Company and Harry's, Inc.
Lifespan/CNE, In the Matter of

Education

University of Virginia
PhD Economics
University of Virginia
MA Economics
University of Minnesota
BS Economics, Mathematics
University of Minnesota
BM Music Performance

Fields of Interest

  • Industrial Organization
  • Antitrust
  • Health Economics

Professional Experience

Economic Advisor to Commissioner R. K. Slaughter
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission 
2018-2021

Economist
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission
2006-Present

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