The Economic Analysis Group (EAG) of the Antitrust Division is one of the world’s leading venues for developing and applying economics to real world questions of competition. Economists here routinely incorporate internal corporate data, business documents, and information from interviews of executives to understand and model competition from a perspective that is unavailable in typical academic settings. As a result, EAG economists can develop a uniquely relevant understanding of firm conduct in a wide variety of industries—from traditional manufacturing to high tech. Our analysis plays a central role in enforcement efforts to protect competition and benefit consumers through low prices, high quality, and innovation.
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Economic Research
EAG has a seminar series that features the latest work of academics and other researchers, a release time program to grant formal time away from casework to pursue research, and an active discussion paper series.
More on economic research at EAG.
Recent Discussion Papers
Competitive Effects of Resale Price Maintenance Through Inventory: Evidence from Publishing Industry December 2022
Win/Loss Data, Consumer Switching Costs: Measuring Diversion Ratios and the Impact of Mergers December 2022
Bundling with Resale December 2022
Is Resale Needed in Markets with Refunds? Evidence from College Football Ticket Sales December 2022
Online Reviews and Hospital Choices December 2022
In the News
As part of the Antitrust Division’s Jackson-Nash Address Series, 2018 Nobel Laureate Paul Romer spoke on a number of topics, including his affidavit in the Microsoft antitrust case.
EAG Year in Review
Economics at the Antitrust Division 2021–2022
Economics at the Antitrust Division: 2020–2021
Additional Information
About EAG
We are a group of approximately 50 Ph.D. economists, complemented by research and financial analysts. We analyze the competitive effects of horizontal and vertical mergers and of potentially anticompetitive business practices.
Cases
Using economic theory and the evolving empirical tools of our trade, EAG studies the strategies of firms and the dynamics of industries.
Leadership
EAG is led by career managers and the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics. The Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics is a prominent industrial organization economist, typically on leave from an academic post.
Related pages:
Antitrust Division Leadership, Section, and Office Directory: Contains contact information for each section and office.
Division Manual: Chapter 1, Organization and Functions of the Antitrust Division