Dr. Olley specializes in the application of economic theory and econometric techniques to the study of competition and antitrust. He has provided research and analysis related to price fixing, price discrimination, contract disputes, complex commercial litigation, and the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions. Dr. Olley has analyzed competition in a variety of industries including auto parts distribution; steel manufacturing; health care; linen supply; heavy duty diesel engines; refined petroleum products production, transportation, and distribution; and human resource management systems and payroll processing software.

Before joining NERA, Dr. Olley was an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and at New York University, where he taught graduate courses in industrial organization and econometrics and undergraduate courses in microeconomic theory and econometrics. Dr. Olley's research has appeared in professional journals such as Econometrica and the Journal of Econometrics. In addition, he has served as a referee for numerous professional journals and as an outside reviewer for the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Olley received his PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his MA in economics from Queen's University, and his BA in economics from the University of Saskatchewan.

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