What some judges think about economic testimony

A task force of judges, attorneys and economists were tasked with determining if economic evidence in anti-trust cases was useful or confusing to judges and juries. In a nutshell, the economists generally believed that their testimony was useful and not confusing. In contrast:

“A majority of Task Force members believe that there is a problem with confusing economic testimony in the federal courts....some characterize the problem as significant and others characterize it as only modest…"


See, 'Final Report of Economic Evidence Task Force" August 1, 2006' (at the bottom of the page..)