Greg Rafert
Vice President
Denver
Education
Ph.D. and M.Sc., agriculture and resource economics, University of California at Berkeley; B.A., economics, Carleton College
Summary of Experience
Dr. Rafert specializes in the application of microeconomic theory and statistical methods to business strategy and litigation. He has been engaged on numerous business strategy and policy projects involving technology companies. Recent assignments have included work with MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Catherine Tucker and Google that analyzed the impact of patent litigation on innovation, as well as additional work with Google that estimated the impact of privacy and copyright regulations on investment in Internet companies in both the United States and European Union. Dr. Rafert's litigation case work is focused on several practice areas, including antitrust analysis, survey design, and issues affecting entertainment and media companies. Examples of recent assignments include implementing a survey to estimate damages to consumers from allegedly misleading Internet advertising claims, examining privacy issues faced by social networking sites, and evaluating the competitive effects of a potential media merger. His research, presented in journals and before professional and academic audiences, has focused on issues in statistical methodology.
Selected Cases
Selected Publishing
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Assessing the Unmet Transportation Needs of Americans with Disabilities
White Paper, February 2019
2019Rafert G, des Cognets J
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The Economic Impacts of Reallocating Mid-Band Spectrum to 5G in the United States
White Paper, February 2019
2019 -
Independent Review of the ICANN Nominating Committee: Assessment Report
Report, January 9, 2018
2018Brown W, Engle M, Rafert G
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Independent Review of the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee: Final Report
Report, December 17, 2018
2018 -
The Global Economic Impacts Associated with Virtual and Augmented Reality
Economic Impact Study, February 2016
2016Christensen L, Marcik W, Rafert G, Wong C
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Global Economic Impacts Associated with Artificial Intelligence
Economic Impact Study, February 2016
2016Chen N, Christensen L, Gallagher K, Mate R, Rafert G
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Broadband Competition Helps to Drive Lower Prices and Faster Download Speeds for U.S. Residential Consumers
White Paper, November 2016
2016Mahoney D, Rafert G
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Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the New gTLD Program
Study, October 2016
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The Impact of the Regulatory Environment on IT Entrepreneurship in the U.S. and EU
White Paper, February 2013
2013Christensen L, Lerner J, Rafert G
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The Impact of the Data Protection Regulation in the EU
White Paper, February 2013
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The Music Streaming Industry in the U.S. and EU: The Effects of the 2007 Copyright Royalty Board Decision on Venture Capital Investment
White Paper, June 2013
2013Lerner J, Rafert G
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Lost in the Clouds: The Impact of Copyright Scope on Investment in Cloud Computing Ventures
White Paper, November 2012
2012Borek TC, Christensen L, Hess P, Lerner J, Rafert G
News
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February 21, 2019
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February 08, 2019
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January 23, 2019
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January 18, 2018
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June 16, 2017
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February 27, 2017
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November 16, 2016
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February 25, 2016
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February 16, 2016
