Michele Carter addresses antitrust, labor, and discrimination issues arising in litigation. Dr. Carter has particular expertise analyzing competition issues in labor markets, including alleged no-poach and wage fixing agreements. Dr. Carter also consults on matters alleging discrimination in hiring, promotions, terminations, and higher education admissions. She has evaluated class certification, liability, and damages issues in these contexts, often by performing economic and statistical analysis on large, proprietary datasets.
Antitrust and competition
Dr. Carter addresses a variety of issues in antitrust and competition matters. Representative experience includes:
- Assessing no-solicit, no-hire, and wage-fixing allegations in matters alleging collusion to not compete for healthcare workers, including analyzing market definition and market power
- Evaluating no-poach allegations in multiple matters involving workers at franchise locations
- Analyzing the potential labor market effects of a proposed merger between two firms
Labor, discrimination, and employment
Dr. Carter has applied her expertise to a range of labor economics matters, including:
- Consulting with higher education institutions to model admissions processes and evaluate the role of race, legacy status, and other applicant characteristics in admissions
- Analyzing alleged reverse discrimination in hiring, promotions, and terminations related to a class of employees seeking certification
- Conducting statistical analyses to assess workplace injury claims at a large employer
Other litigation
Dr. Carter has calculated lost wages for a pro bono matter and estimated economic damages resulting from a natural disaster.
Prior to joining Cornerstone Research, Dr. Carter was a researcher at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, where she applied economic analysis to evaluate policy issues related to families and children. She also taught an undergraduate course in microeconomics at the University of Chicago, for which she received a department teaching award.