Dr. Francesco Ducci

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Francesco Ducci joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto in 2021 as an Assistant Professor. His research focuses on competition policy and antitrust law, as well as law and economics in general. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Competition Law & Economics, the Journal of Antitrust Enforcement, the European Journal of Law & Economics, and the Canadian Business Law Journal. He authored the book 'Natural Monopolies and Digital Platform Markets' published by Cambridge University Press in 2020, which applies an economic framework to investigate market power in large technology sectors and their role in competition policy and regulation in digital markets. In 2022, he was awarded the Junior Paper Award by the Academic Society for Competition Law (ASCOLA) for his article 'Randomization as an Antitrust Remedy'. Prior to his role at Western University, Francesco was a Hauser Global Fellow at New York University and a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. He holds an SJD and LLM from the University of Toronto and has a law degree from the University of Bologna, as well as having been a visitor at King’s College London. Currently, he serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Competition Law & Economics (Oxford University Press).

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Toronto Faculty of Law • Toronto, ON, Canada

Joined the Faculty of Law and focuses on competition policy and antitrust law.

Awards

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Junior Paper Award

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
Application Checklist
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  • Statement of intent
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  • Curriculum Vitae
Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology