Dr. Catarina Marvão
Lecturer in Economics
Email: catarina.marvao@tudublin.ie
Tel: +353 1 402 3097
Catarina is interested in behavioural Industrial Organization and Finance with antitrust applications, such as understanding hard-core cartels to design antitrust policies to deter collusive practices. Her work focuses on recidivism, banking infringements, cartel damages and managerial incentives. It has been published in leading journals and earned her several prizes and grants. In 2023, she was awarded “Rising Star in Competition” prize by W@Comp. She previously worked at the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) and Portuguese Water Regulator (ERSAR). Since 2024, she is a Non-Governmental advisor on cartels to the CCPC for the international competition network.
| Primary Research | Industrial Economics | Behavioural Finance | Antitrust |
| Modules | BSRM 1002 Research Methods | ECON 2018 Economics of Strategy |
| Qualifications | PhD in Economics, TCD | MSc in Economics, Université Catholique de Louvain and Catolica Lisbon |
Catarina's Research Profile on TU Dublin PURE
Forsbacka, T., Le Coq, C., & Marvão, C. (2023). Cartel birth and death dynamics: Empirical evidence. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 89, 102932.
Marvão, C., & Spagnolo, G. (2023). Leniency Inflation, Cartel Damages, and Criminalization. Review of Industrial Organization, 63(2), 155-186
Buccirossi, P., Marvão, C., & Spagnolo, G. (2020). Leniency and damages: Where is the conflict? The Journal of Legal Studies, 49(2), 335-379.
Catarina is an affiliated faculty at Stockholm School of Economics, and part of the Central Bank of Ireland’s External Expert Program. She is a Fulbright alumni and grant reviewer, contributes to co-curricular activities through mentorship and judging panels and is a member of European Association for Research in Industrial Economics and European Finance Association.