Eye on Alumni: Roberto Alimonti '11
Roberto Alimonti (Competition and Market Regulation) is an Economic Intern at the UK Office of Fair Trading in London. He says the Barcelona GSE master degree's training in microeconomic theory and competition policy prepared him to make valuable contributions to his team's projects.
You joined the OFT right after completing your master degree in Barcelona.
Yes, I joined the Office of the Chief Economist and Competition Policy at the Office of Fair Trading right after graduation from the Barcelona GSE. I worked there for two months before moving to the group where I am now, which is called Service, Infrastructure and Public Markets. As an Economic Intern, my role is to support a team of economists and lawyers, collecting and providing evidence to corroborate and make their decisions coherent with economic theory and the current legislation.
How does your work contribute to the objective of the OFT?
The goal of the Office of the Chief Economist and Competition Policy is to ensure that the economic, statistical and financial analysis performed by the OFT is of high quality, represents state-of-the-art thinking, and plays a key role in ensuring that its activities have an impact in making markets work well for consumers. It provides competition policy advice, providing specialist competition expertise to the case and project work of the OFT. In addition, it ensures that competition concerns are considered by other government departments in the drafting of new legislation, and more generally in the work of the UK government.
Tell us about your daily projects and activities.
The variety of projects I am working on make every day extremely interesting and challenging at the same time. Qualitative and quantitative work is enriched by internal meetings, which give the opportunity to discuss crucial issues of each project with economists and lawyers at different levels of the organization.
In addition to the projects I'm working on, a series of internal seminars enrich the work experience and brush up most of the key topics covered during the Master in Barcelona. Beside the extremely good reputation of the OFT, I am impressed by the vibrant and professional environment that surrounds me. New ideas and opinions based on robust evidence are extremely welcomed, and the other colleagues always make me feel like a valuable asset of a prestigious consumer and competition authority.
How did the Barcelona GSE master prepare you for this work?
The OFT look for graduate students with a strong qualitative and quantitative background in
microeconomic theory and
competition policy. I believe the knowledge developed during the Master in Competition and Market Regulation was a
competitive advantage during the recruitment process, and it allows me to fully and quickly understand the problems ahead and support the team I am working with.
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