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Professor Luke M. Froeb serves as a faculty member at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management, where he has taught the core Managerial Economics course in MBA programs for 30 years. He is the author of the widely adopted textbook Managerial Economics: A Problem-Solving Approach, now in its sixth edition.
His educational background includes a PhD in Econometrics from the University of Wisconsin (1983) and an AB in Economics from Stanford University (1978). Throughout his career, Froeb has maintained a unique dual trajectory between academia and government service, holding positions at Tulane University, the University of Chicago, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission.
Professor Froeb's research focuses on applied microeconomics and competition policy, with significant contributions to antitrust enforcement methodologies. His merger analysis models are deployed globally by competition authorities and implemented through CompetitionToolBox.com, an interactive suite developed for the U.S. Department of Justice. His scholarly work spans journals including the RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Econometrics, and Antitrust Law Journal, emphasizing practical problem-solving approaches to economic regulation.
His career demonstrates a continuous cycle of translating real-world enforcement challenges into academic research and pedagogy, with current work centered on refining competition policy tools through digital platforms while maintaining active teaching responsibilities in Vanderbilt's MBA program.
