Owen Hearey

Education

Ph.D., M.A., economics, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., economics–political science, mathematics, Columbia University

Summary of Experience

Dr. Hearey’s work focuses on the application of economic theory and methods to questions arising in complex antitrust matters such as class action litigation and regulatory investigations. His experience includes analyses of interbank lending, foreign exchange, and electricity markets; causation, competition, and pricing; and financial performance, valuation, and risk. Dr. Hearey has assisted clients and supported experts in all phases of the litigation process, including the preparation of expert reports, deposition testimony, and trial preparation. His past engagements have included cases involving major banking institutions, information technology companies, payment processing networks, hedge funds, and government entities, among others. Dr. Hearey has authored working papers on common ownership in the airline industry, the effects of income inequality on local school finance, and the business cycle dynamics of school quality valuation. His article on the economic history of urbanization was published in The Oxford Handbook of American Economic History. Prior to joining Analysis Group, Dr. Hearey was a teaching fellow and graduate student researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a senior research assistant at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.