Portrait of Rafael Cárdenas Castillo

Rafael Cárdenas Castillo Analyst

Rafael is a member of Oxera’s Competition team where he leverages his expertise in quantitative and econometric analysis to tackle issues relating to competition economics.

Prior to joining Oxera, he worked as an analyst in KPMG’s Competition team. In this role, he acted as an independent expert in damage claims arising from breaches of competition law, with a focus on analysing the presence of effects and quantifying damages using data analysis and econometric techniques, particularly with the software STATA and R. Rafael has also provided expert witness testimony in competition and damages cases before Spanish courts.

Before his tenure at KPMG, Rafael worked in the Energy and Resources department at Deloitte. Additionally, he gained valuable experience through an internship at Analistas Financieros Internacionales, where he worked for more than a year in the departments of Applied Economics and Economics & Financial Markets.

Rafael speaks English, and Spanish.

Tel: +34 910 19 35 68

Rafael's specialisms include:

Selected
professional experience

  • Drafting economic and expert reports by applying economic theory and econometric analysis in antitrust damages claims (2022–24)

  • Analysis and estimation of possible overpricing effects relating to the vehicle manufacturers’ cartel through data preparation and the use of econometric and data analysis techniques (2022–24)

  • Analysis and estimation of possible underpricing effects relating to the milk buyers’ cartel (2024)

  • Drafting financial reports of the IBEX 35 companies and publishing news relating to the most recent financial news (2022)

  • Assessed the impact of a sector or an investment in the national (or regional) economy (2022)

  • Created scripts in Python to measure the assets of large energy companies

Qualifications

  • MSc in Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

  • BSc in Economics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

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