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Eric Fruits

Chief Economist

Eric Fruits, Ph.D. chief economist at the International Center for Law and Economics and an adjunct professor of economics at Portland State University, where he is also editor of the Center for Real Estate Quarterly Report.

He has written peer-reviewed articles on initial public offerings (IPOs), the municipal bond market, real estate markets, and the formation and operation of cartels. His economic analysis has been widely cited and has been published in The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and a numerous metropolitan newspapers.

Dr. Fruits is an antitrust expert who has written articles on price fixing and cartels for the top-tier Journal of Law and Economics. He has assisted in the review of several mergers including Exxon-Mobil, BP-Arco, Nestle-Ralston, and Sysco-US Foods. He has worked on many antitrust lawsuits, including Weyerhaeuser v. Ross-Simmons, a predatory bidding case that was ultimately decided by the United States Supreme Court.

As an expert in statistics, Dr. Fruits has provided expert testimony regarding real estate transactions, profit projections, agricultural commodities, and war crimes allegations. His expert testimony has been submitted to state courts, federal courts, and an international court.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericfruits
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fruits/
SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1052293
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ih9Ev3gAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eric_Fruits

Scholarship

November 30, 2020

Adding a Warning Label to Rewheel’s International Price Comparison and Competitiveness Rankings

Geoffrey A. Manne & Gus Hurwitz & Eric Fruits
The Internet is a fabulous means of communication. However, the Digital Fuel Monitor by Rewheel/research is a prime example of misinformation on the Internet
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
June 22, 2020

The Fatal Economic Flaws of the Contemporary Campaign Against Vertical Integration

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout & Eric Fruits
Geoffrey A. Manne, Kristian Stout, Eric Fruits, "The Fatal Economic Flaws of the Contemporary Campaign Against Vertical Integration", Kansas Law Review, Kansas Law Review Inc. 2019 vol. 68(5)
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
November 12, 2019

The Antitrust Risks of Four to Three Mergers: Heightened Scrutiny of a Potential ThyssenKrupp/Kone Merger

Eric Fruits & Geoffrey A. Manne
Read ICLE's study by Eric Fruits and Geoffrey A. Manne, "The Antitrust Risks of Four To Three Mergers: Heightened Scrutiny of a Potential ThyssenKrupp/Kone Merger."
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
September 17, 2019

A Review of the Empirical Evidence on the Effects of Market Concentration and Mergers in the Wireless Telecommunications Industry

Eric Fruits & Gus Hurwitz & Geoffrey A. Manne & Julian Morris & Alec Stapp
The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has been characterized as a “4-to-3 merger” because after the merger there will be 3 national mobile network operators. Concerns have been raised regarding…
Antitrust & Consumer Protection
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November 30, 2020

Adding a Warning Label to Rewheel’s International Price Comparison and Competitiveness Rankings

September 14, 2020

The Antitrust Case Against Google’s Adtech Business, Explained

June 22, 2020

The Fatal Economic Flaws of the Contemporary Campaign Against Vertical Integration

April 21, 2020

Comments on Refreshing the Record in Restoring Internet Freedom and Lifeline Proceedings in Light of the D.C. Circuit’s Mozilla Decision

February 24, 2020

Comment by Various Antitrust Scholars from the Truth on the Market Blog Symposium on the VMGs (Matter Number P810034)

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