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Francine Lafontaine

William Davidson Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy,
Ross School of Business;
Professor of Economics (by courtesy),
University of Michigan;
Former Director, Bureau of Economics, U.S. Federal Trade Commission

For more information, contact:

Bryan M. Ricchetti
Celeste C. Saravia
Gabriela Antonie

or any member of our senior staff.

Case

Patel v. 7-Eleven

Event

22nd Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC)

Press Release

Francine Lafontaine Honored with 2023 IOS Distinguished Service Award

Event

21st Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC)

Press Release

Cornerstone Research Named in 2022 Matters of the Year in U.S. and Europe

Event

Cornerstone Research and SIEPR Cosponsored Healthcare Conference

Patel v. 7-Eleven

“How Is Healthcare Changing? How Is the Government Responding?,” Cornerstone Research and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Cosponsored Healthcare Conference, 26 January 2017

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