About
Dr. Anja Rösner is a Post-Doc researcher at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the same institution (2023), with prior degrees including a M.Sc. in Economics (2017) and a Master's in Economics, Law, and Social Sciences (2015). Her research focuses on Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, and Applied Microeconomics, with emphasis on collusion dynamics, consumer behavior, and sustainability integration in antitrust law.
Education:
- PhD: Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2023)
- M.Sc. Economics: Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2017)
- Master's in Economics, Law & Social Sciences: Philipps University of Marburg & University of Duisburg-Essen (2015)
- BA in Social Sciences: Justus Liebig University Giessen (2012)
Research interests span antitrust enforcement, managerial incentives in collusion, and the green transition's economic impacts. She has contributed to policy briefs on competition and sustainability, including co-authoring a book on antitrust law reforms. Her recent work examines NASA technology transfer effects and the role of managerial overconfidence in collusive behavior.
Scientific recognition includes a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (awarded in 2024, declined to accept a Rockwool Foundation role). She will join the Rockwool Foundation's Productivity & Prosperity unit in Copenhagen in August 2025.