Eric F. Forister, PhD is an Economist with expertise in industrial organization, applied microeconomics, and applied econometrics. He has extensive experience in applying economic insights to understand firm and market behavior, analyzing large datasets using advanced econometric and statistical techniques, and designing and evaluating surveys. He has co-authored medical research papers and legal publications on class certification and market definition. As a consultant, Dr. Forister has addressed issues such as:
Market Definition
Market Power
Competition
Market Pricing
Merger Efficiencies
Common Impact
Materiality
Reliance
Ascertainability
Royalty Rates (including FRAND)
Damages
Sampling
Survey Design
Irreparable Harm
Dr. Forister has analyzed dozens of industries including consumer packaged goods, luxury goods, food products, medical services, biotechnology, legal services, fitness, clothing, entertainment, real estate, air and ground transportation, telecommunications, television, electronics, heavy industry, advertising, restaurants, automobiles, gasoline, payment processing, and illicit markets.
Education/Training:
PhD in Business Administration (Field: Economics), Stanford Graduate School of Business
BS in Mathematics / Economics, University of California at Los Angeles, magna cum laude
