Bernd Theilen is Full Professor of Economics at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Tarragona, Spain. He earned his PhD in Economics from the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, after completing a Master’s in Economic Analysis at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a degree in Economics from Kiel.

His research spans a wide range of topics including contract theory, public economics, political economy, industrial organization, and health economics. He has published extensively in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Economics & Politics, Health Economics, Energy Economics, and Public Choice. His recent research explores themes like the political economy of biodiversity, the fiscal implications of electric vehicle policy, and the dynamics of wage risk.

Bernd Theilen has coordinated and participated in numerous national research projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, addressing issues such as institutional design, fiscal rules, and sustainability in globalized markets. He has also led doctoral training initiatives and supervised multiple PhD dissertations, with graduates now placed in leading academic institutions and policy organizations across Europe.

Beyond his academic contributions, he has held several leadership roles at URV, including Director of the Department of Economics (2009–2017) and Director of the Research Center for Industrial and Public Economics (CREIP, 2013–2019). He played a key role in implementing the Bologna reform in the economics curriculum during his tenure as coordinator of teaching.

Professor Theilen has been a visiting researcher at prestigious institutions including the DIW Berlin, SOCIUM Bremen, European University Institute in Florence, and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. His work has received repeated recognition through national research and teaching evaluations, including four six-year research periods (sexenios) and five five-year teaching awards (quinquenios).

He regularly contributes to academic conferences and policy discussions, and serves as referee for a wide array of international journals. He is also active in academic evaluation, having served on ANECA's national accreditation panels for economics.