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Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., Economics, University of North Carolina
B.A., Psychology and Political Science, University of North Carolina
Managing Director, Econ One, Washington, DC, 2022 to present
Director, Berkeley Research Group, Washington, DC, 2014ā2022
Principal, Finance Scholars Group, Washington, DC , 2011-2014
Vice President, CapAnalysis LLC, Washington, DC, 2006-2011
Senior Associate, Analysis Group/Economics, New York, NY, 2001-2003
Research Fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, Center for International Science, Technology and Policy, 1994-2003
Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, NY, 2000-2001
Economist, Economic Analysis LLC, Century City, CA, 1998-2000
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1998-2000
Visiting Professor of Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1997-1998
Director of Survey Research, Quantum Consulting, Inc., Berkeley, CA, 1989-1991
New Product Demand Forecast Manager, Pacific Telesis, San Ramon, CA, 1986-1989
Jeffrey Armstrong is an economist in the Econ One DC office with twenty years of experience in litigation consulting in antitrust matters. Most recently, Dr. Armstrongās practice has focused on financial markets including the LIBOR manipulation scandal as well as antitrust investor class actions involving complex financial products such as interest rate swaps, credit derivatives and financial benchmarks.
He has published on the topic of LIBOR and the pros and cons of alternative interest rate benchmarks that will replace LIBOR.*Ā He has assisted clients in the financial sector with LIBOR transition operations including the evaluation of alternative benchmarks, managing the transition process, and compliance with financial regulatory guidelines.
At Econ One, Dr. Armstrong brings deep experience as an antitrust economist in complex antitrust cases and damages quantification involving allegations of monopolization, collusion and vertical restraints in numerous types of business products, consumer goods and services.
Dr. Armstrong also has experience in other commercial disputes including false advertising, securities class actions, and large-scale databases and documents to assist clients and support expert testimony.
Dr. Armstrong holds a Ph.D. in economics with specializations in applied econometrics and industry and market structure.Ā He and has taught economics and statistics at universities in the U.S. and abroad.Ā He has published in peer-reviewed economics journals, legal trade press, and contributed to book chapters on competition, market dynamics, and technological innovation.
* For recent articles by Dr. Armstrong about the LIBOR transition, see āLibor Replacement Must Factor in Fedās Influence Over SOFR,ā Law360, September 9, 2021; āCredit-Sensitive Benchmarks Can Help Overcome Libor Transition Obstacles Related to SOFR,ā Law360, July 16, 2021; and āCOVID-19 Crisis Exposes Libor Replacementās Weaknesses,ā Law360, March 27, 2020.