Also called: Antitrust Economist
Uses economics to help lawyers and courts in big cases—like whether a merger hurts consumers.
Analyzes millions of sales records to estimate how much a price-fixing scheme cost customers, then helps prepare an expert for testimony.
Estimate; top experts bill $1,000+/hour.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's for analyst roles; PhD for senior economists and expert witnesses.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Statistics.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI crunches millions of records and drafts reports, cutting analyst headcount; expert witnesses who persuade courts stay human.
Classes: AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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