From Mergers to the Metaverse: Applications of Mathematics, Economics, and Computer Science in the Field of Economic Consulting


Monday December 5th at 4pm in Olin 201. Alex Robinson, Manager at Analysis Group, will discuss a career path in economic consulting, examples of mathematics, economics, statistics, and computer programming that economic consultants encounter every day in their work, and connections between Whitman coursework and the work of a professional economist. Alex will discuss the foundations of how economists and government agencies analyze horizontal mergers and their impacts on prices. She will also discuss how to think about measuring the potential global economic impact of the metaverse before it exists.

BIO: Alex is currently a Manager at Analysis Group, an economic consulting firm that specializes in the application of microeconomics, econometrics, and statistics to the analysis of complex business disputes. Since joining Analysis Group in 2017, Alex has conducted analyses on antitrust and competition issues across a range of industries, including technology, health care, pharmaceuticals, and consumer and industrial goods. In merger cases, Alex has supported experts for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and merging parties in horizontal and vertical transactions. She has also worked on intellectual property and commercial litigation matters. Alex previously worked as an actuarial analyst at Regence BlueShield. Alex earned her B.A. in Economics-Mathematics from Whitman in 2009 and her Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University in 2017.

 

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