Joshua Sherman

Dr. Sherman has been engaged to analyze alleged anticompetitive behavior and estimate antitrust damages and he has provided economic and econometric analysis to clients in a variety of matters, including matters relating to alleged monopolization, collusion, tying, exclusive dealing, and mergers. He has also provided econometric and statistical analysis to clients in other commercial litigation matters. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Pricing Conduct Committee of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section.

Dr. Sherman has delivered talks at conferences, regulatory agencies, and universities worldwide. His peer-reviewed academic articles in journals such as The Economic Journal and Management Science have examined various aspects surrounding competition and pricing behavior and he has refereed for peer-reviewed economic journals. Dr. Sherman’s academic research has studied price response to changes in cost, price dispersion, and bargaining, among other topics. In addition, his article “When Antitrust’s Consumer Welfare Standard and ESG Collide” was nominated for the 2022 Antitrust Writing Awards, organized by Concurrences and the George Washington University Competition Law Center.

Prior to teaching at Northwestern, Dr. Sherman served on the faculty of the economics department at the University of Vienna, where he was the sole nominee from over 250 Business, Economics, and Statistics faculty members for the University of Vienna Teaching Award for Entry Level Classes.