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D ANIEL D. G ARCIA -S WARTZ
APRIL 2014
COMPASS LEXECON
332 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604-4937
(312) 322-0292 (direct)
(312) 322-0218 (fax)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Antitrust and Competition
Valuation and Financial Analysis
Class Certification
Damages
Regulatory Investigations
Intellectual Property
Employment
Public Policy
EDUCATION
Ph.D., The University of Chicago, Economics and History (specialized in
microeconomics, labor economics and microeconometrics), June 1998
M.A., Torcuato Di Tella Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Economic History, 1990
B.A., University of Buenos Aires: History, with Distinction, 1985
EMPLOYMENT
COMPASS LEXECON, Chicago, Illinois (2013-Present): Vice President
COMPASS LEXECON, Chicago, Illinois (2011-2013): Senior Economist
LECG, Chicago, Illinois (2004-2011): Senior Managing Economist
NERA, Chicago, Illinois (2001-2004): Senior Consultant
NERA, Chicago, Illinois (1998-2001): Consultant
Andersen Consulting, Chicago, Illinois (1998): English-Spanish Interpreter in Training
Program on Category Management
Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago, Illinois (1997): English-Spanish Interpreter in
Training Program on Options and Futures
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (1997): Lecturer on Microeconomics
Chicago Partners, Chicago, Illinois (1995-1996) Senior Economist
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (1994): Researcher
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Illinois (1994): History Professor
Di Tella University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (1993): Economic History Visiting
Professor
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (1992-1993): Computer Programmer
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (1991-1992): Researcher
I.S.E.D.E.T, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (1987-1991): History Professor
I.B.B.A, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (1982-1991): History Professor
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Reading knowledge: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
PAPERS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
“The History of the Internet: The Missing Narratives,” (with Martin Campbell-Kelly),
Journal of Information Technology 28 (March 2013) (symposium issue on the role of
history in information systems).
“Information Technology and Establishment Size in America: Rybczynki Redivivus?”
(with Martin Campbell-Kelly and Dhiren Patki), International Journal of the
Economics of Business 19:2 (July 2012) (symposium issue on the impact of IT on the
size distribution of firms).
“The Move to the Middle: Convergence between the Open-Source and Proprietary
Software Industries” (with Martin Campbell-Kelly), International Journal of the
Economics of Business 17:2 (July 2010).
“Clustering in the Creative Industries: Insights from the Origins of Computer Software”
(with Martin Campbell-Kelly, Marina Danilevsky, and Shane Pederson), Industry and
Innovation 17:3 (June 2010).
“Pragmatism, not Ideology: Historical Perspectives on IBM’s Adoption of OpenSource Software” (with Martin Campbell-Kelly), Information Economics and Policy
21:3 (April 2009).
“Persistence and Change at the Top of the IT Sector” (with Martin Campbell-Kelly),
International Journal of the Economics of Business 16:1 (February 2009).
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“The Evolution of Network Industries: Lessons from the Conquest of the Online
Frontier, 1979-1995” (with Martin Campbell-Kelly and Anne Layne-Farrar), Industry
and Innovation 15:4 (October 2008).
“The Economics of Market Coordination for the Pre-Fed Check-Clearing System: A
Peek into the Bloomington (IL) Node” (with Howard Chang, Marina Danilevsky, and
David Evans), Explorations in Economic History 45:4 (September 2008).
“The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Software-as-a-Service: Historical Perspectives on
the Computer Utility and Software for Lease on a Network” (with Martin CampbellKelly), in W. Aspray and P. Ceruzzi, editors, The Internet and American Business,
Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 2008.
“Economic Perspectives on the History of the Computer Timesharing Industry” (with
Martin Campbell-Kelly), IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, January-March
2008.
“From Products to Services: The Software Industry in the Internet Era” (with Martin
Campbell-Kelly), Business History Review (Winter 2007).
“Further Thoughts on the Cashless Society: A Reply to Dr. Shampine” (with Anne
Layne-Farrar and Robert Hahn), Review of Network Economics 6:4 (December 2007).
“Finding the Optimal Public-Private Balance in Catastrophe Insurance: The Katrina
Experience” (with Anne Layne-Farrar), ICFAI Journal of Risk and Insurance IV: 2
(April 2007).
“The Move Toward a Cashless Society: Calculating the Costs and Benefits” (with
Robert Hahn and Anne Layne-Farrar), Review of Network Economics 5:2 (June 2006).
“The Move Toward a Cashless Society: A Closer Look at Payment Instrument
Economics” (with Robert Hahn and Anne Layne-Farrar), Review of Network
Economics 5:2 (June 2006).
“The Effect of Regulatory Intervention in Two-Sided Markets: An Assessment of
Interchange-Fee Capping in Australia” (with Howard Chang and David Evans), Review
of Network Economics 4:4 (December 2005).
“Open Source and Proprietary Software: The Search for a Profitable Middle Ground”
(with Chris Nosko and Anne Layne-Farrar), published at
http://www.techcentralstation.com/040105D.html on April 1, 2005.
“A Nightmare and a Good Dream: A Parable about the Value of Sound Statistical
Analysis” (with Chris Erath), HR Advisor, Vol. 9, No. 2, March/April 2003.
“The Failure of E-Commerce Businesses: A Surprise or Not?” (with David Evans and
Bryan Martin-Keating), European Business Organization Law Review, Vol. 3, Issue 1,
2002.
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“Economic Growth and Stagnation in the Colonial Americas: An Exploratory Essay” in
Development and Underdevelopment in America: Contrasts of Economic Growth in
North and Latin America in Historical Perspective, edited by W. Bernecker and H. W.
Tobler, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1993.
WORKING PAPERS
“The iPhone as a Complex and Dynamic System: Estimating and Simulating the Impact
of Network Effects” (with Florencia Garcia-Vicente), 2014, under review.
“The Role of the Domestic Market at the Origins of the International Computer
Industry” (with Martin Campbell-Kelly, Dhiren Patki, and Yilei Yang), 2014, in
preparation.
“Economic and Business Perspectives on Smartphones as Multi-Sided Platforms” (with
Martin Campbell-Kelly, Richard Lam, and Yilei Yang), 2013, under review.
“The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of America’s IT Clusters” (with Martin CampbellKelly and Florencia Garcia-Vicente), 2013, in preparation.
“General-Equilibrium Perspectives on Relative-Wage Changes in a Highly Volatile
Macroeconomic Environment: Argentina between 1974 and 1995” (with Leonardo
Gasparini), in preparation.
“Transitions in Terrorism Insurance: The Debate over TRIA” (with Anne LayneFarrar), November 2006, available on the Social Science Research Network at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=943772.
“Terrorism Insurance Five Years after 9/11” (with Anne Layne-Farrar and David
Evans, October 2006, available on the Social Science Research Network at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=936348.
“The Demand for Payment Cards: A Mixed Logit Approach” (with Vanesa Llorens and
Alejandro Requejo), mimeo, 2005.
“The Economics of a Cashless Society: An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of
Payment Instruments” (with Robert Hahn and Anne Layne-Farrar), AEI-Brookings
Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Related Publication 04-24, September 2004.
“The Move Toward a Cashless Society: A Closer Look at Payment Instrument
Economics” (with Robert Hahn and Anne Layne-Farrar), AEI-Brookings Joint Center
for Regulatory Studies, Working Paper 04-20, October 2004.
“Argentine Wage Differentials, 1974-1995: An Interpretation in Terms of Supply and
Demand,” mimeo, The University of Chicago, 1997.
“Can We Really Trust Latin American Household Surveys? Chi-Squared Testing in a
Multinomial Sampling Model with Non-response,” mimeo, The University of Chicago,
1997.
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“Explaining an Emerging-Market Paradox: Fast Output and Unemployment Growth in
Terms of Markov Decision Processes,” mimeo, The University of Chicago, 1996.
“Pseudo-Panel Decomposition of Changes in Wage Dispersion: Argentina between
1974 and 1995,” mimeo, The University of Chicago, 1996.
BOOK REVIEWS
Review of J. Cortada, The Digital Flood: The Diffusion of Information Technology
across the U.S., Europe, and Asia (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012), available at
EH.net from December 2012.
REFEREEING ACTIVITIES
Business History
Explorations in Economic History
International Journal of the Economics of Business
Review of Network Economics
WRITTEN TESTIMONY
“Mexican Compressor Cartel Investigation,” report prepared on behalf of WhirlpoolEmbraco and presented to the Mexican Competition Authority, July 2013
“The Acquisition of Hybro Broiler Breeder by Cobb-Vantress: Theoretical and
Econometric Perspectives on Efficiencies,” report prepared on behalf of Cobb-Vantress
and presented to the Brazilian Competition Authority, November 2010 (with Elizabeth
Farina and Romy Abrantes-Metz)
“The Acquisition of Hybro Broiler Breeder by Cobb-Vantress: Demand-elasticity
Estimation,” report prepared on behalf of Cobb-Vantress and presented to the Brazilian
Competition Authority, September 2010, (with Elizabeth Farina and Romy AbrantesMetz)
“Survey of Browser Reviews,” report prepared on behalf of Microsoft with regard to
Commission Statement of Objections of 14.1.2009 in the Case No. Comp/C-3/39.530
Microsoft (Tying), April 2009, (with Howard Chang, David Evans, and Lubomira
Ivanova)
“Calculation of Browser Shares,” report prepared on behalf of Microsoft with regard to
Commission Statement of Objections of 14.1.2009 in the Case No. Comp/C-3/39.530
Microsoft (Tying), April 2009, (with Howard Chang, David Evans, and Lubomira
Ivanova)
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“Economic Analysis of the Browser Industry,” report prepared on behalf of Microsoft
with regard to Commission Statement of Objections of 14.1.2009 in the Case No.
Comp/C-3/39.530 Microsoft (Tying), April 2009, (with Howard Chang, David Evans,
and Lubomira Ivanova)
“The Case for Deregulating the Payment Card Acquiring Market in Brazil: An
Economic Approach” (with Jorge Fagundes, Jorge Padilla, and Elena Zoido)
“Duration of the Lifetimes of French Telecom’s ADSL Customers: Preliminary
Results,” report prepared on behalf of French Telecom, March 2006, (with David Sevy,
Antoine Chapsal, and Shane Pederson)
Elliott v. Resurrection Medical Center, report on economic damages, May 2002.
Kelby v. Stover et al., report on economic damages, April 2002.
Arres v. IMI Cornelius Remcor, report on economic damages, April 2002
McCoy v. United Airlines, report on economic damages, October 2001.
Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago, report on economic damages, March 2001.
Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago, report on economic damages, January 2001.
Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago, report on economic damages, January 2001.
Rokosik, et al., v. City of Chicago, report on economic damages, July 2000.
Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago, report on economic damages, March 2000.
Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago, report on economic damages, December 1999.
Brown, et al., v. City of Chicago, report on economic damages, December 1998.
ORAL TESTIMONY
Kelby v. Stover et al. (deposition testimony, Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit,
Du Page County, Illinois, No. 98 L 01180), April 2002.
Biondo, et al., v. City of Chicago (trial testimony, United States District Court,
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 88 CV 3773), February 2002.
McCoy v. United Airlines (administrative hearing testimony, Cook County
Commission on Human Rights, Complaint No. 1996E111), December 2001.
Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago (deposition testimony, United States District Court,
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 88 C 3773), May 2001.
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Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago (deposition testimony, United States District Court,
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 88 C 3773), April 2001.
Gawryk, et al., v. City of Chicago (deposition testimony, United States District Court,
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 88 C 3773), January 2001.
Rokosik, et al., v. City of Chicago (deposition testimony, United States District Court,
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 99 C 3587), August 2000.
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