NERA Economic Consulting

harlow.higinbotham@nera.com
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Education

PhD in economics, University of Chicago
AB in applied mathematics, Harvard University

Experience

Dr. Higinbotham is a PhD economist and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder with more than 25 years of consulting and research experience in the public, private, and academic sectors. At NERA, Dr. Higinbotham applies his expertise to the intercompany pricing controversies encountered by NERA's clients around the world.

Prior to joining NERA, Dr. Higinbotham served as A.T. Kearney's Chief Economist and led A.T. Kearney's Economics Group. In that role, he led the firm’s transfer pricing practice, where he focused on both litigation and advisory work, with a particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical, electronics, and automotive industries.

Dr. Higinbotham is recognized for developing innovative approaches to comparative functional analyses, the valuation of intangibles, and the economic rationale for profit split proportions, as well as accounting techniques for constructing economically meaningful, detailed balance sheets and profit and loss statements for relevant business segments at each stage of production and distribution. He has also developed and implemented unique methodologies for the effective disposition of tax and regulatory review issues.

Dr. Higinbotham received a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and an AB in applied mathematics from Harvard University, in addition to graduate studies at the London School of Economics. He has published extensively on the subject of transfer pricing and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He has also served as an expert witness in a variety of government proceedings related to cost determination.