CRA is pleased to announce the addition of Kevin Williams as an academic affiliate in the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice.
“I am pleased to welcome Kevin to CRA,” said Paul Maleh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles River Associates. “Kevin is a recognized expert in the economics of industrial organization, with a focus on how market structure and competitive forces affect pricing, product availability, and access.”
“Kevin is a leading authority on pricing dynamics and firm decision-making in the real-world setting of demand and competitive uncertainty,” said Margaret Sanderson, Vice President and Global Practice Leader of the Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice at CRA. “As dynamic pricing becomes increasingly central to industries such as travel, transportation, e-commerce, and energy, his expertise will be critical for helping our clients in regulatory and litigation matters address firm pricing behavior, competitive dynamics, and market outcomes.”
In addition to being a Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management and an affiliated faculty member of Yale’s Department of Economics, he is also a research staff member of the Cowles Foundation; a faculty fellow at the Center for Algorithms, Data, and Market Design; and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
His work has been published in leading economics journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and has been widely covered in major media outlets. Professor Williams has also made numerous, high-profile presentations of his research to policy and enforcement audiences.
Professor Williams has a BA in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and an MA and a PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota.
About CRA’s Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice
CRA’s competition economists provide economic analysis and testimony in competition matters around the world. Many have served in government antitrust agencies and are members of premier academic, economic, and law faculties. Their experience extends to many industries, including healthcare, energy, computer hardware/software, retailing, telecommunications, aerospace and defense, entertainment, transportation, natural resources, sports, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and consumer products.
