NERA Economic Consulting

christine.meyer@nera.com
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Education

PhD in economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (National Science Foundation Fellow)
BS in economics, United States Military Academy (distinguished cadet)

Experience

Dr. Meyer conducts economic research and analysis in the areas of intellectual property economics, antitrust, commercial damages, business valuation, and labor economics. She has written expert reports and testified in deposition and at trial about her economic analysis.

In antitrust, Dr. Meyer has evaluated the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions and analyzed antitrust claims and damages in cases involving alleged resale price maintenance, monopolization, and price discrimination. Dr. Meyer has analyzed competition in a wide range of industries, including agricultural chemicals, athletic apparel, automotive parts, beer, bread, chemicals, computer software, hospitals, kitchen appliances, linen rental, mobile computing, movie theaters, pharmaceuticals, satellite ground equipment, smokeless tobacco, and yogurt. Dr. Meyer has incorporated various econometric techniques in her antitrust work to include analysis of bidding data, demand modeling, and the design and analysis of discrete choice consumer surveys. Dr. Meyer has written expert reports and testified about her analysis and has presented her analysis to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. In 2009, she was featured as one of Global Competition Review's Women in Antitrust.

In the areas of intellectual property, commercial damages, and business valuation, Dr. Meyer has written expert reports and testified on economic damages. She has analyzed damages arising from patent and copyright infringement, the misappropriation of trade secrets, and breaches of contract. She has worked on analysis of class certification issues and has analyzed commercial success and injunction issues in patent cases. She has also analyzed the value of several patents, licenses, and potential business acquisitions.

In labor economics, Dr. Meyer has conducted academic research and published several papers in peer-reviewed journals dealing with issues including work/family benefits, women’s work, and childbearing decisions. She has testified on damages in an alleged wrongful termination matter. She has also worked on behalf of numerous families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks to analyze and testify about the economic losses incurred by families in connection with their claims to the Federal Victim’s Compensation Fund.

Industry Experience:

Agriculture
- Cotton defoliants
- Fungicides
- Genetically-modified seeds
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Seeds

Animal health
- Animal feed additives
- Flea & tick treatments

Appliances
- Appliance retailers
- Large (T9) appliances
- Small kitchen appliances

Cable television
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- Interactive Program Guide (IPG)
- Set-top boxes

Cell phone equipment
- Base station communication equipment
- Base station controllers
- CDMA
- Switches

Cement

Clothing
- Athletic apparel
- Underwear

Computer hardware and software
-  Bar code scanning
- Cookies technology
- Enterprise software
- Financing websites
- Handheld terminals
- Internet advertising
- Internet search
- Internet service providers (ISPs)
- Iris scanning technology
- Java
- Media Asset Management (MAM)
-  Mobile computing
- Printer software
- Real estate software
- Remote Procedures Calls (RPCs)
-  Storage Area Networking (SAN)
- Tax preparation software

Cookware and bakeware

Credit cards

Engineering services

Financial newsletters

Food and beverages
- Beer
- Bread
- Eggs and pasteurized egg products
- Snack foods
- Yogurt

Fragrances

Glass manufacture

Gold

Health and beauty aids
- Adhesive bandages
- Adult incontinence products
- Cosmetics
- Diapers
- First aid kits
- Hair color
- Hair relaxers
- Training pants

Hospitals

Industrial chemicals
- Acrylates
- Biocides
- Industrial performance chemicals
- Ion exchange resins
- Latex polymers
- Specialty polymers and products
- Superabsorbent polymers (SAP)

Industrial equipment
- Fuel pumps
- Graphite electrodes
- Industrial motors
- Tire fiber

Laser handgun sights

Linen supply

Medical devices
- Catheters
- Coronary stents

Metallized cutlery

Movie theaters

Pharmaceuticals
- Antibiotics
- Anti-hypertensives
- Birth control pills
- Eye drops
- Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
- Testosterone gel

Reflective photo umbrellas

Retail
- Appliance retailers
- Bar code scanners
- Point of purchase display racks
- Self check-out (SCO) systems
- Supermarkets
- Traditional POS systems

Satellites
- Satellite-based communications
- Satellite ground equipment
- Satellite manufacturing

Shades and blinds

Standardized tests

Tobacco
- Cigarettes
- Smokeless tobacco

Transportation
- Automotive parts
- Busses and bus seats
- Boats and marine engines
- Truck stops

Wire and cable products

Languages

English
German