J. Stephen Stockum Principal | stockum.s@ei.com B.S. University of Dayton, 1983 M.A. University of Pennsylvania, 1985 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1990 Washington, DC Office

Steve Stockum specializes in antitrust analysis, including mergers, monopolization, collusion, and price fixing. In addition, he has given testimony on industry regulation, deceptive advertising, and damages. Steve has made presentations and submitted testimony to the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, federal district courts, federal administrative court, state courts, and a state regulatory bureau. Steve’s industry expertise includes packaged food products, personal care products, nutritional supplements, radio and television broadcasting, pharmaceuticals, health care, paper products, glass products, retail and wholesale distribution, oil and gas services and transportation, and pet foods.

Before joining Economists Inc., Steve was a partner at Glassman-Oliver Economic Consultants. He began his career at the Federal Trade Commission, where he worked for seven years as a staff economist, economic advisor to the Director of the Bureau of Competition, and economic advisor to a Commissioner.

Steve has published articles on antitrust topics including market definition, unilateral effects, and the efficiencies defense. He taught courses in microeconomics, industrial organization, and law & economics at the University of Pennsylvania.