Ellen Liaw

Ellen Liaw, PhD, is an empirical economist with expertise in causal inference, applied econometrics, and the design of economic and financial models to inform litigation and policy decisions. She has extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses in support of expert economic testimony on antitrust, data breach, financial, and cryptocurrency matters.

Before joining BRG, Dr. Liaw was a senior economist at an economic consulting firm. She holds a PhD in economics from the University of California, San Diego, where she specialized in applied microeconomics and labor economics. Her academic research applies causal inference methods to examine the effects of housing policy on educational outcomes, access to justice, and homelessness, drawing on large-scale administrative, panel, and geospatial data.