Ai Deng specializes in applied and theoretical econometrics. He has extensive experience estimating damages and establishing liability in price-fixing cases, as well as studying market impact of alleged manipulation in energy financial markets. His recent projects include an investigation of oil price movements and a theoretical paper studying cross validation in linear model selection.
Dr. Deng has published in multiple internationally-renowned academic journals including Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Econometrics Journal, and Economics Letters. His work also appeared in Journal of the American Statistical Association and Lecture Series on Computer and Computational Sciences. He is a journal referee for Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic Surveys, Economics Bulletin and Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics.
Selected Experience
- Assisted the expert witness and directed both the affirmative and rebuttal econometric analyses to examine NYMEX natural gas futures price behavior in In re Amaranth Advisors L.L.C.
- In In re Puerto Rico Jesus Trilla v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a class-action lawsuit brought against fuel wholesalers, retailers, and the Department of Consumer Affairs in Puerto Rico, assisted the expert witness and developed multiple econometric tests to demonstrate that temperature adjustments in gasoline were fully passed through to consumers.
- Conducted extensive econometric analyses supporting liability and damages experts in In re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litigation.
- Conducted extensive econometric analyses in support of the expert witness in In re Rubber Chemicals Antitrust Litigation.
- Developed econometric analyses in In re Natural Gas Commodities Litigation.
Education
PhD, Economics, Boston University
MA, Political Economy, Boston University
BA, Economics, Chongqing University
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Practices
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Expertise
- Applied econometrics
- Damages estimation
- Energy market analysis
- Forecasting
- Market manipulation
- Predictive modeling
- Time series econometrics
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Industries
- Chemicals
- Computer hardware and software
- Natural gas
- Petroleum
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Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
