Dr. Morrison is an economist with expertise in financial analysis, causal inference, and policy evaluation.
Philadelphia
Dr. Morrison has conducted deep research in applied empirical economics. In one paper, he investigates the impact of market concentration on the division of surplus between the borrower and lender in small business loan markets by utilizing a newly developed two-dimensional bunching estimator. In another paper, he uses an event-study design to analyze the impact of corporate congressional campaign contributions on the value of the contributing firm.
Dr. Morrison earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University. Dr. Morrison also served as a teaching assistant in each of the Department of Economics, the Bendheim Center for Finance and the School of Public and International Affairs.
Navigating ECCTA: A Guide for Organizations
Ben Boorer, writing for Enterprise Times, discusses the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), which comes into force on 1st September 2025. ECCTA will reshape the UK’s compliance landscape by, amongst other things, holding organisations accountable for fraud committed by employees, agents, and subsidiaries.
Google Damages Ruling Offers Lessons for Testifying Experts
In an article for Law360, Director Adam Rhoten explores the implications and significance of the recent en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in EcoFactor Inc. v. Google LLC, a significant ruling that marks a shift toward stricter judicial scrutiny of expert testimony in patent cases.
Achieving Organic Growth for a Legal Nonprofit
In this article for Law 360, Secretariat Managing Directors and co-founders of Law Rocks Nick Child and Ted Scott reflect on their journey of founding the nonprofit, reflecting on the biggest challenges they faced, and how they balance this endeavor with their full-time careers.