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Dr. Pilar Beneito López is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and, Associated Researcher of the Social and Economic Behaviour Institute (ERI-CES) at the Universitat de València. Pilar holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Universitat de València, and an M.Sc. in Economics from University College London. Her main research interests are in the areas of Applied Industrial Economics; Economics of Innovation; Economics of Education; Gender Economics, and Microeconometrics. Her work has been published in several scientific journals including Economics of Education Review, Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Oxford Economic Papers, Research Policy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, among others. She has been involved in many national and international projects and has attended numerous national and international conferences and workshops.

Five selected/recent publications:

1. Beneito, P.; Boscá, J.E.; Ferri, J. (2018): “Tuition fees and student effort at university”, Economics of Education Review, 64, 114-128.
2. Beneito, P.; Rochina, M.E.; Sanchis A. (2017): “Competition and innovation with selective exit: an inverted-U shape relationship?”, Oxford Economic Papers, 69(4), 1032–1053.
3. Beneito, P.; Coscollá, M.; Rochina, M.E.; Sanchis A. (2015) “Competitive Pressure and Innovation at the Firm Level”, Journal of Industrial Economics, 63(3), 422-457.
4. Beneito, P.; Rochina, M.E.; Sanchis A. (2015): “The path of R&D efficiency over time”, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 42, 57-69.
5. Beneito, P. (2006): "The innovative performance of in-house and contracted R&D in terms of patents and utility models," Research Policy, 35(4), 502-517.