{"id":8,"date":"2012-03-02T21:23:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T21:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-01-21T18:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:03:48","slug":"economic-consulting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"Economic Consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-bg-parallax\" data-bg-align=\"center center\" data-direction=\"down\" data-mute=\"false\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-velocity=\"-0.3\" data-mobile-enabled=\"false\" data-break_parents=\"0\" data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/consulting.jpg\" data-bg-repeat=\"false\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-down nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/consulting.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0%;--awb-padding-bottom:0%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:70px;--awb-margin-bottom:-70px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:46;line-height:1.25;\">Economic Consulting<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator waves-opacity fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"--awb-spacer-padding-top:21.09375%;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-sep-font-size:0;--awb-sep-line-height:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-waves-opacity-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 1024 216\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M0 216.068h1024l.1-105.2c-14.6-3.2-30.2-5.8-47.1-7.6-178.6-19.6-279.5 56.8-464.3 41.3-206.5-17.2-248.4-128.8-455-143.8-19-1.3-38.3-.2-57.7.3v215z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"st1\" d=\"M0 20.068v196.144h1024v-79.744c-22.7-6.4-47.9-11.4-76.2-14.6-178.6-19.8-272.2 53.9-457.1 38.4-206.6-17.2-197.3-124.7-403.9-139.8-27.2-2-56.6-2-86.8-.4z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"st2\" d=\"M0 216.212h1024v-35.744c-45.1-15.4-95.2-27.7-150-33.7-178.6-19.8-220.6 46.8-405.4 31.3-206.6-17.2-197.8-114.7-404.4-129.7-20.4-1.5-42-2-64.2-1.7v169.544z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"st3\" d=\"M0 216.312h1024v-3.044c-50.8-17.1-108.7-30.7-172.7-37.9-178.6-19.8-220 36.8-404.9 21.3-206.6-17.2-228-126.5-434.5-141.6-3.9-.3-7.9-.5-11.9-.7v161.944z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#564319;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#564319;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:60;line-height:1.25;\"><h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"33\"><strong>Site Analysis<\/strong><\/h3><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#564319;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The Fontana Group has worked with clients in numerous industries to evaluate critical questions concerning the viability and desirability of business sites.\u00a0 These studies have included optimal location analysis, traffic counts, gravity modeling, retail draw, and demographic desirability.\u00a0 Our professionals have high expertise in understanding, accessing, and analyzing market data used by decision-makers across a multitude of industries. The Fontana Group sets the bar high for all of your Economic Consulting needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><a class=\"awb-lightbox awb-lightbox-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/siteanalysis.jpg\" data-rel=\"iLightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/siteanalysis.jpg\" alt=\"Image demonstrating traffic flow rates on a congested highway overlaid on a map.\"><\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-2\" style=\"--awb-border:1px solid #564319;--awb-spacer-height:calc( 1px * 2 );--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy both\" style=\"background-color:#564319;border:1px solid #564319;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#564319;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#564319;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:60;line-height:1.25;\"><h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"33\"><strong>Litigation Support<\/strong><\/h3><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#564319;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><a title=\"Litigation Support\" href=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/?page_id=16\">View Full Service Description Here &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><a class=\"awb-lightbox awb-lightbox-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/litigation-support.jpg\" data-rel=\"iLightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/litigation-support.jpg\" alt=\"Image demonstrating traffic flow rates on a congested highway overlaid on a map.\"><\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-3\" style=\"--awb-border:1px solid #564319;--awb-spacer-height:calc( 1px * 2 );--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy both\" style=\"background-color:#564319;border:1px solid #564319;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#564319;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#564319;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:60;line-height:1.25;\"><h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"33\">Economic Theory<\/h3><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#564319;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>The professionals from The Fontana Group have studied numerous topics from a theoretical perspective. Examples include the effects on consumers and firms from changes in market concentration, the relationship between firm value and right of first refusal provisions, gray market exports, sales performance measurement, firm value in abnormal market conditions, and the likely economic impacts from contract provisions.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><a class=\"awb-lightbox awb-lightbox-3\" href=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/economic-theory.jpg\" data-rel=\"iLightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/economic-theory.jpg\" alt=\"Image demonstrating traffic flow rates on a congested highway overlaid on a map.\"><\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-4\" style=\"--awb-border:1px solid #564319;--awb-spacer-height:calc( 1px * 2 );--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy both\" style=\"background-color:#564319;border:1px solid #564319;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#564319;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#564319;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:60;line-height:1.25;\"><h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"33\"><strong>Market Structure<\/strong><\/h3><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#564319;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>The Fontana Group has evaluated industrial organization problems from both theoretical and applied perspectives.\u00a0 Examples include a study of the likely effects of a dealership group acquiring three of the four outlets within a market, a study of the relationship between service provision and market concentration, and the balancing of consumer convenience with the need to encourage specific investment.\u00a0 These studies dig deeply into the meaning of \u201ccompetition\u201d and the factors that drive it.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><a class=\"awb-lightbox awb-lightbox-4\" href=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MktS-1.gif\" data-rel=\"iLightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MktS-1.gif\" alt=\"tbd\"><\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-5\" style=\"--awb-border:1px solid #564319;--awb-spacer-height:calc( 1px * 2 );--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy both\" style=\"background-color:#564319;border:1px solid #564319;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" 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data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"33\"><strong>Price Discrimination<\/strong><\/h3><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#564319;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>A critical trending issue is the effect on firms and consumers when competing retail outlets face different costs when buying identical products from the same manufacturer or distributor.\u00a0 This issue has arisen in many states when manufacturer incentive programs create multi-tiered pricing systems for the outlets selling their products.\u00a0 The Fontana Group has analyzed these issues in high-profile matters throughout the country, conducting studies and presenting testimony and the economic implications of these programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-11 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-6\" style=\"--awb-border:1px solid #564319;--awb-spacer-height:calc( 1px * 2 );--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy both\" style=\"background-color:#564319;border:1px solid #564319;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-12 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#564319;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#564319;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:60;line-height:1.25;\"><h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"33\"><strong>Statistical\/Econometric Analyses<\/strong><\/h3><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#564319;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Fontana Group and associated personnel have brought their expertise in statistics and economics to numerous complex matters in consultation and litigation.\u00a0 Some of the numerous examples include retail credit discrimination, analysis of brand damage, product allocation, market performance, economic damages, employment practices, and worker safety issues.\u00a0 The Fontana Group has extensive experience not just designing and conducting the analyses but also in drawing meaningful conclusions and presenting its findings in clear and logical fashion.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" 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https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/econanalysis-400x401.jpg 400w, https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/econanalysis-600x601.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fontanagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/econanalysis.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-13 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-7\" style=\"--awb-border:1px solid #564319;--awb-spacer-height:calc( 1px * 2 );--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy both\" style=\"background-color:#564319;border:1px solid #564319;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-14 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#564319;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#564319;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:60;line-height:1.25;\"><h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"33\"><strong>Economic Consulting Experience<\/strong><\/h3><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#564319;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h4>We have provided insightful solutions to questions such as:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The economic value of a film credit that a movie producer failed to provide.<\/li>\n<li>The economic value of the goodwill of a business.<\/li>\n<li>Economic damages from falsified weights \u2014 when neither the weights nor the prices were known.<\/li>\n<li>The loss to a company excluded from being the first entrant to a market which a monopolist precluded from forming.<\/li>\n<li>The amount of freight overcharges when common carrier records were not available.<\/li>\n<li>The economic loss from a large computer system that never became fully operable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-15 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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