Liliane Giardino-Karlinger

Liliane Giardino-Karlinger

Belgium, Brussels
Economic Analyst at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission
Profession: Economist
Industry: Competition, Regulatory / Enforcement, Economics

About:

I am a Member of DG COMP's Chief Economist Team. I previously served as Member of Cabinet of EVP Vestager at the European Commission, as Economist at the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Competition & State Aid Directorate), and as Economist at DG COMP's Chief Economist Team, advising on antitrust, merger, and state aid cases. I hold a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy), and spent 11 years in academia (at University of Vienna and LUISS University in Rome).

languages

Italian, French, English, German

Expertise:

AntitrustCompetition PolicyState Aid

Experience:

Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

Economic Analyst at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

December 2024 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

Providing economic expertise to antitrust and state aid cases

Economic Analyst at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

5 years • September 2016 - September 2021 • Bruxelles, BELGIUM

Providing economic advice on all areas of competition policy: antitrust, mergers, and state aid, for the cases and policy projects run at DG COMP. DG Competition is responsible for establishing and implementing competition policy for the European Union.

European Commission (EC)

Member of Cabinet at European Commission (EC)

1 years 7 mth • April 2023 - November 2024 • Brussels, Belgium

following antitrust and merger files in Energy, Digital, and Transport

Education:

European University Institute

Department of Economics Ph.D. in Economics, Dec. 2005, Thesis Title: “Illicit Firm Behavior: Collusion, Exclusion, and Shadow-Economic Activity” Supervisors: Massimo Motta and Frank Vella

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