applEcon is pleased to announce the affiliation of two new experts, Ralph Siebert and Edward D. Rothman, further expanding the range of services and expertise we provide to our clients.

Ralph Siebert, Ph.D.

Ralph Siebert is Professor of Economics at Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, Director of the Master’s Economics program at Purdue University, and a Research fellow at CESifo in Munich, Germany. Since 2013, Professor Siebert also teaches MBA classes at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Professor Siebert works in the areas of industrial organization, applied microeconometrics, urban economics, health economics, and experimental economics. Most of his research is grounded in the interface between applied theory and empirical testing, i.e., structural modeling, while other studies relate to estimating reduced-form regressions. The large majority of his empirical work builds on theory that provides insights into counterfactuals, as well as underlying effects that drive the results. Professor Siebert received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany and his B.A. from Free University in Berlin, Germany. Professor Siebert was an Adjunct Research Fellow at Harvard and Yale University, CESifo, European School of Management and Technology, GISMA, MLU Munich, Social Science Research Center (WZB) in Berlin, University of Barcelona, and University of Toronto.

Edward D. Rothman, Ph.D.

Edward D. Rothman is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of Michigan and brings broad expertise in his field as well as many years of litigation consulting experience. Professor Rothman taught statistics for 47 years and served as adjunct faculty in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan. Professor Rothman has been engaged in litigation support involving statistical matters primarily related to employment discrimination, product reliability, general litigation, and issues related to the Clean Air Act for many years. He has always been accepted as an expert witness in both Federal and state courts. Professor Rothman also has extensive consulting experience in quality improvement, with a specialization in health care organizations. Professor Rothman received his Ph.D. in Statistics with a minor in Economics from Johns Hopkins University and his B.S. in Mathematics from McGill University.