Marleen Marra

Associate Professor (KU Leuven) & CEPR Research Affiliate

I recently joined the IO Group at KU Leuven.

My research agenda involves understanding individual and firm incentives in (bidding) markets. Ultimately, with the aim to improve the organization of these markets and to advance public policy.

I specialize in the structural analysis of auction/procurement data. My research contains applications to public transportation, the allocation of airport take-off and landing slots, online platforms, and prison telecommunication services. Students interested in supervision for their (thesis) research on related topics are welcome to contact me.

I am on leave from Sciences Po, where I taught the PhD-level course Empirical Industrial Organization at the Econ department (School of Research) and Competition Policy at the School of Management and Impact. At KU Leuven I teach Undergraduate Microeconomics (``Markten en Prijzen'')

Some initial information about my ERC Starting Grant (project APCAP, 2026-2031) can be found here, more details will follow!