John Asker is a Professor of Economics at UCLA, where he holds the Armen A. Alchian Chair in Economic Theory. His research investigates topics related to antitrust policy, cartel behavior, firm-level productivity, and the aggregate impact of market power. In his research he employs a mix of theoretical and empirical methods. His papers have been published across economics and finance journals. He is an Editor of the Journal of Political Economy, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard University and a B.Ec(Hons) from the Australian National University.