Education
University of Wisconsin, Ph.D. in Economics; Stanford University, B.A. in Economics and History |
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Biography
Dr. Reitzes' fields of expertise are antitrust and competition, regulatory economics, and international trade. He offers expert economic analyses in litigation and regulatory proceedings in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. A former Federal Trade Commission economist, Dr. Reitzes has substantial experience in antitrust and competition issues affecting a variety of industries.
Dr. Reitzes has been involved in regulatory matters in the energy, transportation, and telecommunications sectors before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, and state commissions. Besides representing private-sector clients, Dr. Reitzes has provided expert consulting services to the Competition Bureau of the Government of Canada, the Directorate General for Antitrust of the European Union, and the World Bank.
His experience includes competitive analyses of mergers and acquisitions subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino review; assessments of liability and damages in cases of alleged price fixing; designing of market-monitoring mechanisms, transitional regulation, and optimal tariff structures in the electricity, natural gas, and ocean shipping industries; estimates of damages in patent infringement actions; and assessments of the economic impact of alleged unfair trade practices. Dr. Reitzes has written numerous articles on optimal strategies with respect to prices, output, R&D, and quality choice, and has published in leading economic and legal journals.
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Selected Publications
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"Generation Cost Savings From Day 1 and Day 2 RTO Market Designs,"
by James D. Reitzes, Peter S. Fox-Penner, Adam C. Schumacher, and Daniel Gaynor, The Brattle Group, Inc., October 1, 2009.
- "Downstream Price-Cap Regulation and Upstream Market Power,"
by James D. Reitzes, Journal of Regulatory Economics, April 2008.
- "International Perspectives on Electricity Market Monitoring and Market Power Mitigation,"
by José Antonio García and James D. Reitzes, Review of Network Economics, September 2007.
- Antitrust Brochure.
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"Input-Quality Sabotage and the Welfare Consequences of
Parity Rules,"
by James D. Reitzes and Glenn A. Woroch, The Brattle Group, Inc., available from , January 2007.
- "Estimating the Economic "Trade" Value of Increased Transmission Capability,"
by James D. Reitzes and Kleit, Andrew N., The Electricity Journal, Draft 11/05, Published 3/06.
- "Downstream Price-Cap Regulation and Upstream Market Power,"
by James D. Reitzes, Social Science Research Network, October 24, 2005.
- "Beyond Open Skies: The Economic Impact of a US-EU Open Aviation Area,"
by Boaz Moselle, James D. Reitzes, and Dorothy Robyn, Deep Integration: How Transatlantic Markets are Leading Globalization, Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph P. Quinlan, eds., 2005.
- "Dynamic Pricing and Learning in Electricity Markets,"
by James D. Reitzes, Alfredo Garcia, and Enrique Campos, Operations Research, March-April 2005.
- "Forward and Spot Prices in Electricity and Gas Markets: Does 'Storability' Matter,"
by James D. Reitzes, Adam C. Schumacher, and J. Arnold Quinn, Obtaining the Best from Regulation and Competition, Michael Crew and Menachem Spiegel, eds., October 2004.
- "Can Mergers to Monopoly, Price Fixing, and Market-Division Agreements Raise Welfare?,"
by James D. Reitzes and Paul S. Clyde, International Journal of the Economics of Business, February 2004.
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"How Can South Africa Derive the Greatest Benefit from its Airline Industry? An Economic and Regulatory Analysis, Prepared for the Government of South Africa,"
by James D. Reitzes, Dorothy Robyn, and Scott C. Gibson, The Brattle Group, Inc. and Seabury Group, not publicly available at this time, February 2004.
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"Study to Assess the Potential Impact of Proposed Amendments to Council Regulation 2299/89 with Regard to Computerised Reservation Systems,"
by Carlos Lapuerta, Boaz Moselle, James D. Reitzes, Dorothy Robyn, Erica Carere, Mark Armstrong, John Cook, and Stephen Dolan, The Brattle Group Ltd. and Norton Rose, October 2003.
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"The Effectiveness of Dutch Air Transport Policy,"
by James D. Reitzes, Adam C. Schumacher, and John Horn, The Brattle Group, Inc., December 2, 2002.
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"The Economic Impact of an EU-US Open Aviation Area, Prepared for the European Commission,"
by Boaz Moselle, James D. Reitzes, Dorothy Robyn, and John Horn, The Brattle Group, Ltd., December 2002.
- "Designing Standard-Offer Service to Facilitate Electric Retail Restructuring,"
by James D. Reitzes, Lisa V. Wood, and J. Arnold Quinn, The Electricity Journal, November 2002.
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"The Impact on the U.S. Economy of Lifting Restrictions on Travel to Cuba,"
by James D. Reitzes, Dorothy Robyn, and Bryan Church, The Brattle Group, Inc., July 15, 2002.
- "Regional Interactions in Electricity Prices in the Eastern United States,"
by James D. Reitzes, Adam C. Schumacher, Gregory L. Leonard and James G. Bohn, Markets, Pricing, and Deregulation of Utilities, Michael A. Crew and Joseph C. Shuh, eds., 2002.
- "Strategic Pricing When Electricity Is Storable,"
by James D. Reitzes, A. Garcia, and E. Stacchetti, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2001.
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"Strategic Behavior and Power Market Prices,"
by James D. Reitzes, EPRI Asset and Risk Management Group, Washington, DC, June 23, 2000.
- "Deregulation and Monitoring of Electric Power Markets,"
by Philip Q Hanser, James D. Reitzes, and R.L. Earle, The Electricity Journal, 2000.
- "Lessons from the First Year of Competition in the California Electricity Market,"
by Philip Q Hanser, James D. Reitzes, Robert L. Earle, and Weldon C. Johnson, The Electricity Journal, 1999.
- "Entry Policy and Entry Subsidies,"
by James D. Reitzes and Oliver R. Grawe, Review of International Economics, 1999.
- "Is it Efficient to Impose Costs on Small-Volume Equity Traders?,"
by James D. Reitzes and Paul S. Clyde, International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1999.
- "Market Power and Collusion in the Ocean Shipping Industry: Is a Bigger Cartel a Better Cartel?,"
by James D. Reitzes and Paul S. Clyde, Economic Inquiry, 1998.
- "In the Matter of Weyerhaeuser Company: The Use of the Hold-Separate Order in a Merger with Horizontal and Vertical Effects,"
by James D. Reitzes, Robert P. Rogers, and Laurence Schumann, Journal of Regulatory Economics, May 1997.
- "Price Discrimination and Mergers,"
by James D. Reitzes and David T. Levy, Canadian Journal of Economics, May 1995.
- "The Importance of Localized Competition in the 1992 Merger Guidelines: How Closely Do Merging Firms Compete?,"
by James D. Reitzes and David T. Levy, ABA Antitrust Law Journal, Spring 1994.
- "Market-Share Quotas,"
by James D. Reitzes and Oliver R. Grawe, Journal of International Economics, 1994.
- "Basing-Point Pricing and Incomplete Collusion,"
by James D. Reitzes and David T. Levy, Journal of Regional Science, 1993.
- "Product Differentiation and the Ability to Collude: Where Being Different Can Be an Advantage,"
by James D. Reitzes and David T. Levy, Antitrust Bulletin, 1993.
- "Anticompetitive Effects of Mergers in Markets with Localized Competition,"
by James D. Reitzes and David T. Levy, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, April 1992.
Selected Testimony
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"Expert Report on behalf of American Airlines in a Proceeding before the Department of Transportation regarding the Joint Application of Alitalia, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Northwest Airlines and Societe Air France for Approval of an Antitrust Immunity for Alliance Agreements,"
by James D. Reitzes, Dorothy Robyn, and Kevin Neels, June 24, 2005; Reply, July 15, 2005; Surreply, September 9, 2005.
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"Testimony before the Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping relating to an econometric analysis of the determinants of ocean freight rates, and the conclusions of that study with respect to the existence of market power in ocean shipping,"
by James D. Reitzes, 1991.
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