ANTONIO CUÑAT CUÑAT

Antonio Cuñat Cuñat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fundamentals of Economic Analysis at the Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia. He is affiliated with the ERI CES (Economic and Social Behaviour) research institute and the CES research group, focusing on behavioral and labor economics.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, University of Valencia (2001), with thesis: Negociación estratégica y compromisos unilaterales, supervised by Dr. Gonzalo Olcina Vauteren and Dr. Vicente Calabuig.

His research centers on labor economics, organizational design, and strategic negotiation, with a strong emphasis on theoretical modeling and experimental validation. He investigates topics such as temporary employment, worker motivation, team leadership, and bargaining under commitment and uncertainty. His work often integrates game-theoretic frameworks with real-world labor market data, particularly from Spain.

The recent publications reflect a consistent focus on microeconomic theory applied to labor and organizational issues, including worker types, contract design, incentive systems, and market deregulation. The articles demonstrate a blend of theoretical modeling, empirical analysis, and experimental economics, primarily within the domains of industrial organization and behavioral microeconomics.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

He has supervised doctoral research, including the thesis of Gonzalo Olcina Vauteren and Vicente Calabuig. There is no mention of external grants or funding in the text, but his sustained publication record suggests active research engagement. He collaborates within the CES research group and contributes to the ERI CES institute’s mission of studying economic and social behavior.

He is involved with the CES research group and ERI CES institute, contributing to collective research on economic behavior, labor markets, and organizational efficiency.