João Correia da Silva
Senior expert · Microeconomic theory

João Correia da Silva

Professor of Economics · U. Porto
Habilitation · U. Porto · PhD Economics (2005)
Professor · U. Porto Former Pro-Rector · U. Porto (2020–2022) Marie Curie Fellow · Toulouse School of Economics Habilitation · Economics
Areas of expertise
Microeconomic theory Information asymmetries Industrial organisation Digital economics Economic geography Two-sided markets Collusion dynamics

Information's role
in markets .

Microeconomic theorist working on information asymmetries, with applied work spanning industrial organisation, digital economics, economic geography, and two-sided markets.

Professor of Economics at the University of Porto. Pro-Rector for Institutional Development, Business Relations & Social Responsibility from 2020 to 2022. Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Toulouse School of Economics, 2015–2017.

Scholarly work concentrates on microeconomic theory — particularly the role of information in markets — with applied work spanning industrial organisation, digital economics, economic geography, and two-sided markets. Recent papers in Games and Economic Behavior, Economic Theory, Regional Science and Urban Economics, and the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.

Concurrent academic leadership at U. Porto includes Director of the Master in Economics and membership of Scientific Councils in Economics and in Psychology & Education Sciences.

Habilitation
Economics, FEP · U. Porto (2013)
PhD
Economics, U. Porto (2005)
MBA
ISEE, U. Porto (2000)
BSc
Mechanical Engineering, U. Porto (1999)

Academic leadership
and field work .

Concurrent leadership at the U. Porto rectorate, postdoctoral and visiting positions at the Toulouse School of Economics, and sustained scientific-council membership.

Universidade do Porto
Professor of Economics; Member of Scientific Councils (Economics; Psychology & Education Sciences).
Current
U. Porto · Rectorate
Pro-Rector for Institutional Development, Business Relations & Social Responsibility.
2020 — 2022
Toulouse School of Economics
Marie Curie Research Fellow.
2015 — 2017
Master in Economics · U. Porto
Director.
Prior

What we are writing about .

Recent
Multi-regional agglomeration patterns and pricing mechanisms
Games and Economic Behavior
Recent
Public–private collusion under uncertainty
Economic Theory
Recent
Two-sided markets and platform economics
Regional Science and Urban Economics
Recent
Information asymmetries in industrial organisation
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy

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