EXPERTS
Dr Wei Tan
Managing Director
Dr. Tan is an expert in antitrust and competition policy, intellectual property right, and econometric analysis. He has extensive experience in analyzing a broad spectrum of industries, including insurance, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, microprocessors, chemicals, shipping, and computer equipment. In his recent antitrust work he has applied econometric models to estimate demand function, and conducted merger simulation to assess the competitive effects of horizontal mergers. Dr. Tan has conducted research, prepared expert reports and presented his research before Chinese antitrust enforcement agencies, including the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC).
Dr. Tan is a Managing Director at Mingde Economic Research Inc. and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to founding Mingde Economic Research Inc., he was a Vice President at Compass Lexecon. Before that, he was the Chair of Economics Department at Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance at Renmin University of China and an Academic Affiliate of NERA Economic Consulting. He has taught courses in economics and econometrics at Johns Hopkins University, Renmin University of China and State University of New York at Stony Brook.