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 Albert Banal-Estañol 

Albert Banal-Estañol

PhD, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Assistant Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professor
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 Program(s):

MSc in Finance, MSc in Competition and Market Regulation, GPEFM

 Biography:

Before coming to the UPF, Prof. Albert Banal-Estañol held teaching positions at the IFP School (Paris), City University of London, University of Cambridge, and University of Western Ontario (Canada). He has also presented his research at numerous conferences for organizations such as the Royal Economic Society (Warwick), the European Economic Association (Budapest, Madrid, Venice), and INFORMS (Hong Kong).

 Research interests:

Corporate Finance, Industrial Organisation, Competition and Regulation, Energy Trading, Banking, R&D

 Selected publications:

- "Incentives and Coordination in Vertically Related Energy Markets", joint with Derek Bunn (LBS) and Augusto Ruperez-Micola (UPF). Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Vol. 67 (2), August 2008, pp. 381-393.

- "Endogenous Mergers and Endogenous Efficiency Gains: The Efficiency Defence Revisited", joint with Inés Macho-Stadler (UAB) and Jo Seldeslachts (WZB). International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 26 (1), January 2008, pp. 69-91.