Associate Professor of Economics

Antoni Cunyat

I am an Associate Professor (Profesor Titular) at the Department of Economic Analysis, Universitat de València, and Research Fellow at ERI-CES. I also teach at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). My research spans game theory, behavioural economics, and labour economics.

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Antoni Cunyat
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Research

My research focuses on strategic interaction, bargaining theory, organisational design, and the economics of labour market institutions. I use game-theoretic, experimental, and applied methods to study commitment, negotiation, temporary employment, and motivation in organisations.

Book

Tècniques de negociació i les seues aplicacions econòmiques
Antoni Cunyat
Publicacions de la Universitat de València, 2022. ISBN: 978-84-9134-998-3

Journal Articles

Crowding-out effect and sorting in competitive labour markets with motivated workers
Applied Economics Letters, 2019, Vol. 26(4), pp. 326–330
Effective Leadership in Teams: a Simple Model
with Celia Melguizo
Applied Economics Letters, 2013, Vol. 20(16), pp. 1459–1461
Employee Types and Endogenous Organizational Design: an Experiment
with Randolph Sloof
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2011, Vol. 80(1), pp. 553–573
Temporary Contracts, Employment Protection and Skill: an Application to Spain
with Elena Casquel
The Manchester School, 2011, Vol. 79(6), pp. 1237–1261
Temporary Contracts, Employment Protection and Skill: a Simple Model
with Elena Casquel
Economics Letters, 2008, Vol. 100(3), pp. 333–336
Bargaining with Commitment under an Uncertain Deadline
with Vicent Calabuig and Gonzalo Olcina
International Game Theory Review, 2006, Vol. 8(4), pp. 525–532
The Optimal Degree of Commitment in a Negotiation with a Deadline
Economic Theory, 2004, Vol. 23(2), pp. 455–466
Partially Revocable Commitments in a Negotiation with a Deadline
with Vicent Calabuig and Gonzalo Olcina
Research in Economics, 2004, Vol. 58(4), pp. 371–380
Commitment and Choice of Partner in a Negotiation with a Deadline
with Vicent Calabuig and Gonzalo Olcina
Spanish Economic Review, 2002, Vol. 4(1), pp. 61–78
Bargaining with Partially Revocable Commitments: a Simple Model
with Vicent Calabuig and Gonzalo Olcina
Economics Bulletin, 2002, Vol. 3(2), pp. 1–7

Working Papers

Crowding out effect and sorting in competitive labor markets with motivated workers
IVIE Working Papers, Serie AD 2016-06

Work in Progress

“Moneyball” or Gut?: Authority, AI, and Human Discretion
with Gonzalo Olcina
Pricing the Sacred: Charity Auctions, Symbolic Money, and Vows in La Subhasta de Sant Rafel
Networked Effective Leadership: Endogenous Centrality and Team Effort
Negotiation: Strategy and Economic Applications (revised English edition)
Revised and expanded English version of Tècniques de negociació i les seues aplicacions econòmiques (PUV, 2022). In preparation.
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Teaching

36501 · Degree in Business Intelligence and Analytics · Universitat de València
Prices and Competitive Markets
Undergraduate course covering microeconomic foundations: consumer and producer theory, market structures, game theory, labour markets, and political economy. Textbook: Economy, Society, and Public Policy (CORE-ESPP).
Aula Virtual →
Degree in Economics · Universitat de València
Game Theory
Undergraduate course on strategic interaction, Nash equilibrium, extensive-form games, repeated games, and applications to economics.
Degree in Business Administration (ADE) · Universitat de València
Negotiation Techniques and their Economic Applications
Undergraduate course covering bargaining theory, strategic negotiation, commitment devices, and real-world applications to business and economic settings.
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Game Theory
Collaborative lecturer (Profesor colaborador) at the UOC. I teach Game Theory in the Master's in Economic Analysis and in the Bachelor's Degree in International Relations.

Over my career I have taught more than fifteen different courses across programmes at the Universitat de València and the UOC, including Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, Game Theory, and Strategic Reasoning.

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Media and Outreach

I regularly contribute analysis and commentary on economic issues for media outlets and academic platforms. My areas of expertise for public commentary include:

Energy Economics

Fuel pricing dynamics, energy market regulation, fossil fuel dependency, and the transition to renewables in Spain and the EU.

Inflation and Monetary Policy

Interest rate policy, ECB decisions, purchasing power, food price inflation, and income pacts.

Labour Markets

Temporary contracts, employment protection, wage dynamics, and work–life balance policies.

Selected Publications and Appearances

Un pacto de rentas contra la inflación de segunda ronda
The Conversation · 2023
Inflación y tipos de interés: tendencias 2024
UOC Blog de Economía y Empresa · 2024
Efectos de la subida de tipos de interés
UOC Blog de Economía y Empresa · 2023
Crisis energética europea: riesgos y soluciones
UOC Blog de Economía y Empresa · 2022
La subvención de 20 céntimos por litro a los combustibles
UOC Blog de Economía y Empresa · 2022
La vulnerabilidad del modelo de crecimiento basado en energías fósiles
Cambio16 · 2023
Artículos en elEconomista.es
elEconomista
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Contact

Address

Departament d'Anàlisi Econòmica
ERI-CES
Facultat d'Economia
Edifici Departamental Oriental
Campus dels Tarongers
Av. dels Tarongers, s/n
46022 València, Spain

Tel. +34 963 828 246 (ext. 8775)
Email. Antonio.Cunat [at] uv [dot] es

Academic Profiles

Visiting Positions

University of Amsterdam (2005)
University of Essex (2002–2003)
IAE-CSIC, Barcelona (2001)
Stony Brook University (1999)
Tel Aviv University (1998)