About
Elena Ramirez Pierce is an expert in antitrust and competition and communications, media, and technology. Dr. Ramirez Pierce collaborates with businesses and regulatory agencies across industries to navigate the complex landscape of consumer protection, antitrust, and telecommunications issues. She has extensive experience analyzing allegations of anticompetitive conduct, studying consumer behavior and injury, and crafting regulatory assessments for major players in the Latin American telecommunications sector.
Dr. Ramirez Pierce provides rigorous economic analysis for expert reports and advisory services to firms, utilizing her comprehensive knowledge of antitrust economics and consumer behavior. Her work involves producing findings to regulatory agencies and supporting testimonies in legal proceedings, ensuring her clients are prepared to address complex legal and regulatory challenges. Currently, Dr. Ramirez Pierce focuses on leveraging her experience with large data to provide insights into the economic implications of emerging digital technologies and marketplaces.
Prior to joining NERA, Dr. Ramirez Pierce assisted clients on issues related to intellectual property and corporate taxation. She also worked as a research associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, where she employed microsimulation modeling to estimate the revenue and distributional impacts of US tax policies.
Education
- PhD in economics, University of Maryland, College Park
- MA in economics, University of Maryland, College Park
- BA in economics, Salisbury University
Languages
- English
- Spanish