
Primary location
80802 München
Germany
Sebastian Vergara Kausel
Senior Associate
Dr. Sebastián Vergara Kausel is a Senior Associate in Charles River Associates’ European Competition Practice, based in Munich. Prior to joining CRA, Sebastián worked for over 6 years as an economist at Gabriel Bitrán & Asociados in Chile, where he led and/or participated in multiple projects, mainly in the fields of competition and antitrust —including mergers, abuse of dominant position and cartels—, regulated markets, commercial disputes, and damage quantum. He has also acted as expert witness at Chilean and international courts. These engagements have been related to various sectors, such as energy, water and sanitation services, health, financial services, producer and consumer goods, and technology, among others.
Dr. Vergara Kausel holds a PhD in Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics, where he focused on industrial organization with applications to entry deterrence. He also graduated as a Civil Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Chile. During his studies in Chile and France, Sebastián has been a teaching assistant in several courses related to economics, both at under- and postgraduate level.
His working languages are English, Spanish and German; with intermediate skills in French as well.
Education
- PhD in Economics, Toulouse School of Economics
- Master in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Toulouse School of Economics
- Master in Applied Economics, Universidad de Chile
- Civil Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Chile