Yao Lu
Washington, DC
Education
Ph.D., economics, and M.B.A., The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; A.B., economics, Harvard University
Summary of Experience
Dr. Lu specializes in the application of microeconomics, econometrics, and statistical methods to litigation and strategy matters. She has conducted analyses of antitrust and competition issues across a range of industries, including health care, consumer products, and real estate. In merger investigations, Dr. Lu has supported experts for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in analyses of proposed mergers in the health care and consumer finance industries. She has also supported experts on issues related to intellectual property and commercial litigation in industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotech, and telecommunications. Dr. Lu’s research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the American Journal of Health Economics.
Selected Cases
Selected Publishing
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State vs. Local Management of Pension Assets: Effects of the Massachusetts Chapter 68 Public Pension Reform
The Journal of Retirement, 2020
2020 -
Disease severity at the time of initial cognitive assessment is related to prior health-care resource use burden
Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2020
2020 -
Summary of the Federal Trade Commission Workshop: "A Health Check on COPAs: Assessing the Impact of Certificates of Public Advantage in Healthcare Markets''
American Health Lawyers Association, August 2019
2019 -
The Impact of Women’s Health Clinic Closures on Fertility
American Journal of Health Economics. Summer 2019;5(3):334-359
2019Lu Y, Slusky DJG