Carlos Serrano

Carlos Serrano is an Associate Professor of Economics and Management at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. He is also an Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics and the Barcelona School of Management.

Professor Serrano's research and teaching interests are focused on innovation, strategy, entrepreneurship and the financing of entrepreneurial activity. His research focuses on the market for patents, the venture capital industry, and the value and use of patents for technology startups. In addition to his doctorate degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 2006, he holds a BSc in Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, a MSc in Economics from the University College London, and a MA in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

Serrano's research has been published in top tier journals including the Journal of Financial Economics, RAND Journal of Economics, Strategic Management Journal, the International Economic Review, and Science and has been presented at numerous universities and government agencies.

Prior to his appointment at Pompeu Fabra, Serrano taught at the University of Toronto (2005-2012), University of Minnesota (2002-2004), and was a Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2002-2005).

All Publications

George Chondrakis, Carlos Serrano and Rosemarie H. Ziedonis Information disclosure and the market for acquiring technology companies Strategic Management Journal, Vol.42, No 5, 1024-1053, May 2021,

Carlos Serrano and Patent trading flows of small and large firms Research Policy, Vol.48, No 7, 1601-1616, December 2019

Carlos Serrano Estimating the Gains from Trade in the Market for Patent Rights International Economic Review, Vol.59, No 4, 1877-1904, November 2018

Yael V. Hochberg, Carlos Serrano and Rosemarie H. Ziedonis Patent collateral, investor commitment, and the market for venture lending Journal of Financial Economics, Vol.130, No 1, 74-94, October 2018

Thomas Astebro and Carlos Serrano Business Partners: Complementary Assets, Financing, and Invention Commercialization Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol.24, No 2, 228--252, January 2015

Yael V. Hochberg, Carlos Serrano and Rosemarie H. Ziedonis Intangible But Bankable. Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol.348, No 6240, 1202, January 2015

Alberto Galasso, Mark Schankerman and Carlos Serrano Trading and Enforcing Patent Rights The RAND Journal of Economics, Vol.44, No 2, 275--312, January 2013