Mariana Cunha

Mariana Cunha serves as Invited Assistant Professor at Católica Porto Business School, Catholic University of Portugal, focusing on Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, and Competition Policy within the business education framework.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Porto School of Economics and Management (2015)
• MSc in Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculty of Economics and Management
• BSc in Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculty of Economics and Management

Professor Cunha's research program centers on antitrust economics with specialized expertise in merger analysis, vertical integration dynamics, and corporate social responsibility coordination effects. Her theoretical work employs game-theoretic frameworks to evaluate market stability, competition authority decisions, and welfare implications across diverse industrial contexts, contributing directly to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to responsible consumption and production systems.

Analysis of her publication timeline reveals consistent scholarly output in industrial organization theory, with evolving focus from foundational merger welfare analysis (2014-2018) toward contemporary applications including corporate social responsibility coordination (2020) and generative AI workplace impacts through current supervision.

She maintains active scholarly engagement through research supervision (4 students at UCP), ongoing BestCoopMed project participation (2023-2025), and professional contributions including conference organization (14th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal, 2021) and specialized consultancy in healthcare technology and tourism regulation sectors.