Jun.-Prof. Dr. Biliana Yontcheva

Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Germany

Building 24.31, Room 01.02

tel: 0211 - 81 11566

Educational Background
12/2015	Ph.D. in Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
06/2012	Masters in Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Positions
Since 10/2020	Assistant Professor for Industrial Economics and Competition Policy (Tenure Track), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics
04/2016-09/2020	Assistant Professor (Non-Tenure Track), Institute for Economic Policy and Industrial Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Fall 2017	Visiting Scholar, KU Leuven
07/2012-03/2016	Research and Teaching Associate, Institute for Economic Policy and Industrial Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Fall 2015	Visiting Scholar, University of Economics in Bratislava
10/2011-06/2012	Tutor for “Managerial Economics”, Institute for Economic Policy and Industrial Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Representative Publications
Loy, J., Pennerstorfer, D., Rroshi, D., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2021). Consumer Information and Price Transmission: Empirical Evidence. Journal of Industrial Economics (forthcoming). Pennerstorfer, D., & Yontcheva, B. (2020). Local market definition in competition analysis: An application to entry models. Economics Letters, 2020, 109678. Pennerstorfer, D., Schmidt‐Dengler, P., Schutz, N., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2020). Information and price dispersion: Theory and evidence. International Economic Review, 61(2), 871-899. Farkas, R., & Yontcheva, B. (2019). Price transmission in the presence of a vertically integrated dominant firm: Evidence from the gasoline market. Energy Policy, 126, 223-237. Lábaj, M., Silanič, P., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2018). Market structure and competition in the healthcare industry. The European Journal of Health Economics, 19(8), 1087-1110. Lábaj, M., Morvay, K., Silanič, P., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2018). Market structure and competition in transition: results from a spatial analysis. Applied Economics, 50(15), 1694-1715.

Representative Publications

Loy, J., Pennerstorfer, D., Rroshi, D., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2021). Consumer Information and Price Transmission: Empirical Evidence. Journal of Industrial Economics (forthcoming).
Pennerstorfer, D., & Yontcheva, B. (2020). Local market definition in competition analysis: An application to entry models. Economics Letters, 2020, 109678.
Pennerstorfer, D., Schmidt‐Dengler, P., Schutz, N., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2020). Information and price dispersion: Theory and evidence. International Economic Review, 61(2), 871-899.
Farkas, R., & Yontcheva, B. (2019). Price transmission in the presence of a vertically integrated dominant firm: Evidence from the gasoline market. Energy Policy, 126, 223-237.
Lábaj, M., Silanič, P., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2018). Market structure and competition in the healthcare industry. The European Journal of Health Economics, 19(8), 1087-1110.
Lábaj, M., Morvay, K., Silanič, P., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva, B. (2018). Market structure and competition in transition: results from a spatial analysis. Applied Economics, 50(15), 1694-1715.

Recent Research
Verboven, F., & Yontcheva, B. Private Monopoly and Restricted Entry: Evidence from the Notary Profession, Working Paper Available Soon Pennerstorfer, D., Schindler, N., Weiss, C., & Yontcheva B. (2020). Income Inequality and Product Variety: Empirical Evidence. DICE Discussion Paper No 353.

Teaching and Research Interests
Industrial economics Competition policy Models of firm entry Health Economics Applied Microeconomics

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