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Patrick A. Gaughan, Ph.D., is an economist and a retired, graduate level, full professor of economics and finance at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in New Jersey. After retiring from FDU, he taught financial economics in the MBA program at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China as well as the CBAD Academy (for executive MBAs of major state-owned enterprises) in Dalian, China. He is also president of Economatrix Research Associates, Inc., which is an economic and financial consulting firm in New York City, Miami and East Rutherford, NJ.  Economatrix Research Associates, Inc. measures damages in a variety of litigated matters and also conducts business valuations.

Dr. Gaughan has authored numerous publications including his most recent titles, Measuring Business Interruption Losses & Other Commercial Damages: An Economic Approach, 3^rd Edition (John Wiley and Sons 2020), the 7^th edition of his award-winning textbook Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructurings (Wiley 2017), and Maximizing Corporate Value through Mergers and Acquisitions: A Strategic Growth Guide (Wiley 2013). His other books include Mergers: What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent It (Wiley 2005), Recent Developments in Litigation Economics (Elsevier 2005), and Litigation Economics (JAI Press 1993). He has published articles in various scholarly journals including International Review of Law & Economics, Journal of Forensic Economics, Journal of Legal Economics, Litigation Economics Digest and Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance.