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Steven J.  Davis

Senior Consultant to CRA
Chicago
+1-312-377-2323
sdavis@crai.com
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Education
Ph.D., Economics, Brown University
M.A., Economics, Brown University
B.A., Economics, Portland State University

Experience

Dr. Davis is a chaired professor of business and economics at the University of Chicago.  He is an applied economist with extensive experience in the development and analysis of complex data. In the antitrust area, he has testified and consulted on market definition, dominance, price discrimination, exclusionary practices and collusive behavior. In the areas of mortgage lending and consumer finance, he has testified and consulted on class certification, liability and damages.  Dr. Davis has also offered testimony and analysis on damages in breach of contract, reasonable royalties, and lost earnings.  Previous engagements include matters involving auto leasing, commercial and mortgage lending, financial institution goodwill, microprocessors, pharmaceuticals, software products, viatical and life settlements, and workers’ compensation insurance.

His teaching experience includes Ph.D. courses in macroeconomics and labor economics at the University of Chicago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Maryland; MBA courses in macroeconomics, money and banking, strategy, and financial institutions at the University of Chicago; and international executive MBA courses in macroeconomics for the University of Chicago in Barcelona, London, and Singapore.  Additionally, Dr. Davis taught undergraduate courses in microeconomics, econometrics, and money and banking at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.