Expert economtc testunony can be excluded from evidence by a trial judge if the testimony
does not meet the elements of an expert as outlmed m Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of
Evidence Since the US Supreme Court's Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical
(1993)(1995) ruling, the standard for adrmsslbihty of scienttfic testimony has become more
restnctave. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how an economist might respond to
a Daubert challenge. The specific example considered m tins article Is a response to a …