Bates White: Economic Consulting

Robert C. Marshall is a Liberal Arts Research Professor, Head of the Economics Department, and co-Director of the Center for the Study of Auctions, Procurements, and Competition Policy at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Marshall works closely with clients to provide intellectual leadership in antitrust litigation. Dr. Marshall is a recognized thought leader in the areas of industrial organization, applied game theory, auctions, procurements, and collusion.

Dr. Marshall has testified before Congress regarding incentives in procurement contracting. He has served on two panels for the National Research Council. As Head of the Department of Economics at The Pennsylvania State University for the past 15 years, he has led the Department through a significant transformation.

Dr. Marshall has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and elsewhere on topics related to industrial organization, applied game theory, auctions, procurements, and collusion. His published work includes papers on collusive mechanisms, detecting bidder collusion at Forest Service Timber auctions, differential payments within a bidder coalition, and incentives in procurement contracting.

Selected Experience

• Provided liability expert report and deposition testimony for several direct and indirect plaintiffs in In re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litigation.
• Provided expert report and deposition testimony in an analysis of class certification issues in In re Ready-Mixed Concrete Antitrust Litigation. Analysis examined suitability of class-wide treatment. Critically assessed assertions made by plaintiffs′ economic expert.
• Provided liability expert report and deposition testimony for a large coalition of direct-action plaintiffs involved in a complex horizontal conspiracy matter in In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation.
• Submitted declaration regarding the allocation of settlement funds and the pass-through of price increases for diamonds in Sullivan v. DB Investments.
• Provided liability expert report and deposition testimony regarding the existence of collusive behavior on behalf of more than 100 direct action plaintiffs in In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation.
• Provided expert report and deposition testimony regarding an auction of a professional sports franchise, working on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division.
• Performed general game theory instruction for a consortium of telecommunication bidders interested in bidding for FCC spectrum.

Education

PhD, Economics, University of California, San Diego

AB, Economics, Princeton University