Rosa Ferrer is an Associate Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Associate Research Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE). She is also 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 both empirical and applied theory to analyze social and legal problems. For instance, she has studied the consumers’ costly responses to product-harm crises and congestion in law enforcement. Her current research mainly focuses on consumer regulation and gender differences among high-skilled individuals.

Ferrer is the director of the BSE Master’s Program in Competition, Regulation, and Markets.