Dr. Tomaso Duso

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Biography

Tomaso Duso is a renowned economist specializing in empirical industrial economics. He is the head of the 'Firms Markets' department at DIW Berlin and began this role in April 2013. His academic journey includes studying economics at Universita' Ca' Foscari in Venice, Italy, and earning his doctorate at Humboldt University in Berlin. Duso has also held positions at notable institutions including the University of Vienna and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin as an Assistant Professor from 2011 to 2018. He further contributed to the academic field as a professor at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE). In June 2015, he became the spokesperson for the Berlin Centre for Consumer Policies and in July 2022, he was appointed as a member of the German Monopolies Commission. Duso's research interests lie in analyzing firms' strategic behavior and their impact on competition, efficiency, and productivity using microeconomics-based empirical tools, where he evaluates the effects of economic policy decisions and government regulations on market outcomes.

Research Interests

Industrial Economics Market Competition Productivity Innovation Microeconometrics

Experience

Head

2013-04-01 — Present

Firms Markets Department, DIW Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Requirements for Technical University of Berlin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
PTE
Overall
Required:65
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Recognized first university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) Specific ECTS in related subjects (e.g., 36 ECTS in Fundamentals of Computer Science for CS programs) Evidence of previous Master's studies (if applicable) Module descriptions of previous study program
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Specialization Notes

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