Yao Lu

Education

Ph.D., economics, and M.B.A., The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; A.B., economics, Harvard University

Summary of Experience

Dr. Lu specializes in the application of microeconomics, econometrics, and statistical methods to complex litigation matters. She has conducted analyses of antitrust and competition issues across a range of industries, including health care and consumer products. In merger investigations, Dr. Lu has supported experts for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She has also supported experts on issues related to intellectual property and commercial litigation in industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotech, and telecommunications. Dr. Lu’s research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the American Journal of Health Economics.

Selected Cases

• Bial - Portela & CA S.A., et al. v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., et al.
• Scalia v. WPN Corp., et al.

Selected Publishing

• State vs. Local Management of Pension Assets: Effects of the Massachusetts Chapter 68 Public Pension Reform

  The Journal of Retirement, 2020
  2020

  Stangle BE, Heavner DL, Lu Y, Iselin A, Singh P

  ERISA
• Disease severity at the time of initial cognitive assessment is related to prior health-care resource use burden

  Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2020
  2020

  Desai U, Kirson NY, Lu Y, Bruemmer V, Andrews JS

  HEOR, Epidemiology & Market Access
• Summary of the Federal Trade Commission Workshop: "A Health Check on COPAs: Assessing the Impact of Certificates of Public Advantage in Healthcare Markets''

  American Health Lawyers Association, August 2019
  2019

  Weglein S, Lu Y, Quint J

  Antitrust & Competition, Health Care
• The Impact of Women’s Health Clinic Closures on Fertility

  American Journal of Health Economics. Summer 2019;5(3):334-359
  2019

  Lu Y, Slusky DJG

  HEOR, Epidemiology & Market Access

Events

• April 21, 2023

  Vice President Yao Lu to Chair Session at the 21st Annual International Industrial Organization Conference

  Event: 21st Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC)
  
  Host: Industrial Organization Society at Northeastern University