Maria Friese

Maria Friese

  • Madrid
  • Düsseldorf
Economist
  • PhD in Economics, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
  • MSc in Competition and Regulation, Utrecht University
  • BSc in Economics, Maastricht University

Dr. Maria Friese is an Economist at Compass Lexecon based in Madrid and Düsseldorf.

Maria has worked on several high-profile cases in front of the European Commission and National Competition Authorities, including mergers, antitrust investigations, and estimations of cartel damages. Her areas of expertise cover a wide range of industries such as energy, transportation, food services, and consumer goods.

Maria holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), with a focus on the organizational determinants of firms’ productivity. She earned her B.Sc. at Maastricht University and her M.Sc. at Utrecht University. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed outlets, such as the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.