Rosa Ferrer is a Serra Húnter Associate Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and an Associate Research Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE). She is also a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

Professor Ferrer’s primary research fields are Law and Economics, and Industrial Organization. Her work uses empirical methods and applied theory to analyze incentives of consumers, firms, and workers.

For instance, she has studied consumers’ choices regarding product-harm crises and media content. She has also investigated law enforcement challenges as well as gender differences among high-skill professionals. Her current research builds on these topics by examining how the digital economy influences and reshapes them.