Dr. Maria Maher
Senior Consultant
Education
PhD in economics, University of California at Berkeley
MA in economics, Boston University
BA in economics and mathematics, magna cum laude with distinction in economics, Boston University
Experience
Based in Washington, DC, Dr. Maher is a Senior Consultant in NERA's Antitrust and Competition Policy Practice. She is an established professional with over fifteen years of experience as an economist specializing in regulatory and competition matters, with a particular emphasis on network industries. Dr. Maher has directed and worked on a wide variety of projects for telecommunications and energy companies, regulatory authorities, and government departments. She has advised clients on competition and regulation matters including the impact of market liberalization, tariff rebalancing, regulation and investment incentives in telecoms fixed networks, local loop unbundling, facilities-based competition, third party access, mobile call termination, vertical arrangements, universal service obligations, assessment of regulatory policies and competition laws, and other institutional reforms.
Prior to joining NERA, Dr. Maher worked at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and in academia. She has held positions at Cambridge University, where she was also a Fellow in Economics at Christ's College, Birkbeck College, and the American University in Paris, where she was an adjunct Associate Professor in Economics. In her academic positions, Dr. Maher has taught both undergraduates and graduate students on a wide range of topics including industrial economics, microeconomic theory, competition and regulatory policy, public economics, and mathematics for economists.
Dr. Maher holds a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an MA in economics and BA in economics and mathematics (with distinction in economics) from Boston University. She is fluent in English, French, and Italian.
Languages
English
French
Italian
