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NERA Economic Consulting is an international firm of economists who understand how markets work. Our more than 45 years of practical experience creating strategies, studies, reports, expert testimony, and policy recommendations reflects our specialization in industrial and financial economics.

NERA Announces Two Officer-Level Promotions

NERA is pleased to announce that Dr. Gregory K. Leonard, based in our San Francisco office, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, and Jean-Sébastien Lénik, based in Paris, has been promoted to Associate Director.

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The Continuing Rationale for Full and Timely Recovery of Fuel Price Levels in Fuel Adjustment Clauses

In this article from The Electricity Journal, NERA Senior Vice President Eugene Meehan and Senior Consultants Wayne P. Olson and Kurt Strunk examine the benefits of rate mechanisms that allow for frequent automatic changes to rates to reflect changing fuel and purchased power costs.

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NERA Special Consultant Dr. Alfred Kahn to be Honored by University of Colorado

Dr. Alfred E. Kahn, a Special Consultant to NERA, will be honored by the University of Colorado at a conference on 5 September 2008. A group of policymakers, former policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from the last several decades will convene at Deregulation Revisited: A Tribute to Fred Kahn to evaluate the legacy of deregulatory initiatives in the US energy, telecommunications, and airline sectors and to celebrate the role that Dr. Kahn's academic leadership and vision have played in the government's approach to public policymaking.

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In the Eye of the Beholder: Price Structure as Junk Science in Antitrust Class Certification Proceedings

In this article from Antitrust, NERA Vice Presidents Dr. John H. Johnson and Dr. Gregory K. Leonard argue that the Daubert standard should be applied to expert testimony in the class certification stage to prevent the use of "visual inspection" and other forms of junk economics.

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Subprime Securities Litigation: Key Players, Rising Stakes, and Emerging Trends

In Part III of NERA's new paper series on subprime lending, Vice President Dr. Faten Sabry, Anmol Sinha, and Sungi Lee examine the ongoing subprime mortgage-related securities litigation to assess the trends, major players, and issues.

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Compliance and Tax Planning Under the New US Service Fee Regulations

7 August 2008
Economic Analysis for Transfer Pricing: Attribution of Excess Profits and Intangible Asset Valuation

31 July 2008
2008 Trends: Subprime and Auction-Rate Cases Continue to Drive Filings, and Large Settlements Keep Averages High

29 July 2008
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NERA Economic Consulting Congratulates Carl Peterson on His New Academic Position
31 July 2008
Subprime, Auction-Rate Securities Cases Driving Shareholder Class Action Filings toward Highest Level since 2002, while Settlement Values Remain Steady
29 July 2008
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Investor class-action lawsuits surge with subprime bust

Los Angeles Times

31 July 2008

ARS collapse giving rise to class-action lawsuits

Financial Week

30 July 2008

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Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute 2008

New York, New York

15 September 2008

Tax Strategies for M&A and Business Restructuring

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

18 September 2008

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