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Daniel S. Hosken

Deputy Assistant Director

Bureau, Office or Division

Applied Research and Outreach

Phone

Email Address

dhosken@ftc.gov

Selected Publications

"Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiners’ Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing," with Christopher Taylor, Journal of Law and Economics, 2022.
"Any Willing Provider and Negotiated Retail Pharmacy Prices," with David Schmidt and Matthew Weinberg, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2020.
"Do Retail Mergers Affect Competition: Evidence from Grocery Retailing," with Luke Olson and Loren Smith, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2018.
"Efficiencies Brewed: Pricing and Consolidation in the U.S. Beer Industry," with Orley Ashenfelter and Matthew Weinberg, RAND Journal of Economics, 2015.
“Evidence on the Accuracy of Merger Simulations,” with Matthew Weinberg, Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013.
“The Price Effects of a Large Merger of Manufacturers: A Case Study of Maytag-Whirlpool,” with Orley Ashenfelter and Matthew Weinberg, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2013.
“Informing the Uninformed: How Drug Advertising Affects Check-up Visits,” with Brett Wendling, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2013.
“Does Concentration Matter: Measurement of Petroleum Merger Price Effects,” with Louis Silvia and Christopher Taylor, American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 2011.
"The Effect of Mergers on Consumer Prices: Evidence from Five Mergers on the Enforcement Margin," with Orley Ashenfelter, Journal of Law and Economics 2010.
"Retail Gasoline Pricing: What do We Know?," with Robert McMillian and Christopher Taylor, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2008.
"The Economic Effects of the Marathon-Ashland Joint Venture: The Importance of Industry Supply Shocks and Vertical Market Structure," with Christopher Taylor, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007.
"Patterns of Retail Price Variation",with David Reiffen, RAND Journal of Economics, Spring, 2004.

Selected Presentations

"Patent Assertion Entity Activity: An FTC Study," ABA Teleconference. Washington, DC (2016)
"Do Retail Mergers Affect Competition: Evidence from Grocery Retailing," OECD's Second Capacity Building Workshop on Ex-Post Evaluation of Competition Authorities' Activities. Paris, France (2016)
"Efficiencies Brewed: Pricing and Consolidation in the U.S. Brewing Industry," University of British Columbia Industrial Organization Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia (2014)

Selected Reports

The Use of Slotting Allowances in the Retail Grocery Industry

Patent Assertion Entity Activity: An FTC Study

Education

Cornell University

PhD Economics

1995

Cornell University

MA Economics

1993

Oberlin College

BA Economics

1990

Fields of Interest

Industrial Organization
Antitrust
Regulation
Retailing
Mergers
Petroleum
Pharmaceuticals
Patents

Professional Experience

Deputy Assistant Director
Federal Trade Commission
2000-Present

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
1995-2000

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