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Keith J. Brand

Economist

Bureau, Office or Division

Antitrust

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Selected Publications

"A First-order Approximation to Merger Effects when Prices are Determined through Joint Bargaining," with Chris V. Lau, Bureau of Economics Working Paper, 2023.
"In the Shadow of Antitrust Enforcement: Price Effects of Hospital Mergers from 2009-2016," with Chris Garmon and Ted Rosenbaum, Journal of Law & Economics, 2023.
"Economics at the FTC: Estimating Harm from Deception and Analyzing Mergers," with Michael Vita, Miriam Larson‑Koester, Nathan Petek, Charles Taragin, William Violette, and Daniel H. Wood, Review of Industrial Organization, 2022.
"Simulating Hospital Merger Simulations," with David J. Balan, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2022.
"A Review of the Economic Literature on Cross-Market Healthcare Mergers," with Ted Rosenbaum, Antitrust Law Journal, 2019.
"Economic Fundamentals: Competitive Effects," American Bar Association Fundamentals of Antitrust Economics Series, 2016.
"Economics at the FTC: Office Supply Retailers Redux, Healthcare Quality Efficiencies Analysis, and Litigation of an Alleged Get-Rich-Quick Scheme," with Martin Gaynor, Patrick McAlvanah, David Schmidt, and Elizabeth Schneirov, Review of Industrial Organization, 2014.
"Hospital Merger Simulation," with Chris Garmon, American Hospital Lawyers Association Member Briefing, 2014.
"Economics at the FTC: Hospital Mergers, Authorized Generic Drugs, and Consumer Credit Markets," with Joe Farrell, David Balan, and Brett Wendling, Review of Industrial Organization, 2011.

Selected Presentations

In the Shadow of Antitrust Enforcement: Price Effects of Hospital Mergers from 2009-2016. International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC). Washington, DC (2023)
Panel: "“Cross Market” Provider Mergers (Chair)," FTC Microeconomics Conference. Washington, DC (2017)
Quantitative Methods in Unilateral Effects Analysis. Argentine Commission for the Defense of Competition. Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016)
Simulating Hospital Merger Simulations. Kellogg School Fourth Annual Conference on Healthcare Markets. Evanston, IL (2015)
Hospital Merger Simulation. American Hospital Lawyers Association. Washington, DC (2014)

Selected Casework

Staples/Office Depot

Dollar Tree, Inc./Family Dollar Stores, Inc., In the Matter of

OSF Healthcare System, and Rockford Health System, In the Matter of

Promedica Health System, Inc.

Universal Health Services, Inc., Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., and Alan B. Miller, In the Matter of

Inova Health Systems Foundation and Prince William Health System, Inc., In the Matter of

Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc., In the Matter of

CoStar Group / RentPath Holdings, In the Matter of

Edgewell Personal Care Company and Harry's, Inc.

Lifespan/CNE, In the Matter of

Education

University of Virginia

PhD Economics

2007

University of Virginia

MA Economics

2002

University of Minnesota

BS Economics, Mathematics

2000

University of Minnesota

BM Music Performance

1994

Fields of Interest

Industrial Organization
Antitrust
Health Economics

Professional Experience

Economic Advisor to Commissioner R. K. Slaughter
Federal Trade Commission
2018-2021

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
2006-Present

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