NERA Economic Consulting

chantale.lacasse@nera.com
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Education

PhD and MA in economics, University of Western Ontario
BSocSc in economics and BA in mathematics, University of Ottawa

Experience

At NERA, Dr. LaCasse is a Senior Vice President who provides advice on the design and implementation of auctions, procurement, and bidding processes.  She has extensive experience providing such advice to governments and utilities in the energy sector, and has testified widely as an expert witness before state regulatory agencies. Dr. LaCasse has provided advice on all aspects of auctions, including conceptual advice on auction formats, the development of detailed rules and procedures, specific rules to promote competition and discourage collusion, and advice on the implementation of a wide variety of bidding processes.

Although her practice concentrates on serving NERA's energy clients, Dr. LaCasse's interests and experience span a broad range of industries, including communications, radio spectrum, capacity markets, and legal services. In addition to her work on market design and auction implementation, she has provided advice on bid strategy to participants in auctions. Prior to joining NERA in 2001, Dr. LaCasse was a successful academic in Canada, where she served as the T.D. MacDonald Chair of Industrial Economics in the Competition Bureau at Industry Canada. She holds a PhD and MA in economics from the University of Western Ontario, and a BSocSc in economics and BA in mathematics from the University of Ottawa.

Languages

English
French
Spanish