Renowned IO Expert Professor Ginger Jin Affiliates with Compass Lexecon

Compass Lexecon is excited to announce that Ginger Jin, the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park, has affiliated with the firm. Previously, Professor Jin served as Director of the FTC Bureau of Economics.

Professor Jin is a renowned expert in industrial organization economics. She has been an industrial organization innovator in multiple areas including the appropriate analysis of mergers and acquisitions in light of the expansion of technology, the issues raised by the use of big data in antitrust and consumer protection, and the study of how the performance of top acquirers compares in technology mergers.

Professor Jin has also applied her vast expertise in other areas as well, including retail food safety, health insurance, prescription drugs, e-commerce, regulatory inspection, scientific innovation, air quality, blood donation, vaccination, intrafamilial interaction, data regulation, and consumer protection. Her research has been published in leading economics, management, and marketing journals, and has been covered by major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

Professor Jin has received research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Net Institute, the Sloan Foundation, and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. She currently serves as a managing editor of the International Journal of Industrial Organization, an advisory council member of the Journal of Industrial Economics, and a board member of the Industrial Organization Society.

In October 2014, Professor Jin co-founded Hazel Analytics, an analytics company that promotes the use of open government data. She has been a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research since 2012.

Compass Lexecon Chairman, Daniel R. Fischel commented, “We are thrilled to welcome an economist of Professor Jin’s caliber to the firm. She adds to our impressive and growing list of affiliates and strengthens our client offerings.”

Professor Jin added, “I am excited to join Compass Lexecon and look forward to working with their talented team of experts to provide solutions for their clients navigating complex issues.”