Ziad Ghandour

Ziad Ghandour joined the Enterprise Analysis Unit as an Economist in February 2025. Prior to this role, he was an Analyst in the Market Competition topic of the B-Ready unit. His professional background includes serving as a postdoctoral researcher at the Catholic University of Portugal, and as an Economist at the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC). Additionally, he has several years of experience as a Data Analyst and Internal Auditor at Unitech-IKK Group. Ziad holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minho, where he successfully published all chapters of his thesis in renowned peer-reviewed international journals, focusing on quality competition in regulated markets. His research interests encompass industrial organization (IO), competition policy, and market regulations affecting firms’ innovation and productivity.