Â鶹´«Ã½ — Faculty experts at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business are available to comment. on topics relating to holiday shopping, the retail market and consumer trends.

Also find faculty experts to address issues regarding the economy, housing/mortgages, and finance:

Marketing/Retail/Consumer:Teck H. HoWilliam Halford Jr. Family Professor of MarketingDirector, Asia Business Center

Expertise: Retail industry pricing; bundling strategies; customer value analysis

Zsolt KatonaAssistant Professor of Marketing Haas Marketing Group

Expertise: Online advertising; search advertising and online marketing; marketing in social networks; business to business marketing

John MorganGary & Sherron Kalbach Chair in Business Administration Haas Economic Analysis and Policy GroupFounding Director, XlabFaculty Co-Director, Fisher Information Technology Center

Expertise: Internet pricing strategies; online auctions; competition in online markets

Miguel Villas-Boas J. Gary Shansby Professor of Marketing StrategyDirector, Ph.D. Program Haas Marketing Group

Expertise: Pricing; information strategies; incentives; consumer choice; competitive strategy; market analytics; industrial organization; customer relationship management.

NOTE: The university will be closed for the holidays from December 24, 2008, until January 5, 2009. E-mail is the best way to reach faculty experts during the break. For further assistance, contact:Pamela Tom (Dec. 19-26) or Ute Frey (Dec. 27-Jan. 4).