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Joseph Ammer is an economist specializing in rigorous economic and statistical analyses within the context of antitrust, consumer protection and labor disputes. Mr. Ammer has experience in the area of class certification and assessing liability and damages in large-scale litigations and arbitrations, particularly those involving empirical analyses of extensive datasets. In the area of antitrust, he has experience in applying economic analysis to assess liability and damages involving claims of collusion, monopolization, price-fixing and wage-fixing. In the area of labor and employment, Mr. Ammer provides econometric analyses regarding issues of potential pay and promotion disparities, both in pre-emptive consulting engagements and in litigations involving discrimination claims.

Mr. Ammer works with clients and attorneys on all phases of the litigation process, including assisting with discovery, managing the data workflows of project teams, conducting empirical analyses that underpin expert testimony and preparing for depositions and trial testimony. In all engagements, Mr. Ammer focuses on translating complex technical analyses into clear and intuitive formats for technical and non-technical audiences.

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  • Blog, 06.06.2023

    When tasked to quantify potential pay gaps between gender or race groups, economists usually rely on multivariate regression analysis. In pay equity studies, this regression estimates the average pay difference between male and female employees after accounting for important factors which affect pay. However, if any of those factors (known as control variables) are measured with error, pay differences might erroneously be attributed to gender and biased results can emerge.

Education

Mr. Ammer received his MA in social sciences and economics from the University of Chicago and his BA in economics from the University of California, Santana Barbara.

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