Silvester van Koten is an economist specializing in Economics Experiments and Energy Economics and with a special interest in the economics of regulation, market design and energy markets. Silvester received my Ph.D. at CERGE-EI in 2009. He also hold a MA in Psychology from Utrecht University. Presently, Silvester is an Associate Professor (docent) at the Department of Economics at the University of Economics in Prague, a senior researcher at CERGE-EI in Prague and a visiting Professor at the New Economic School in Moscow.
In the present research, Silvester appraises the effect of the structure of spot market prices on the forward premium in electricity markets and the effectiveness of self-regulating organizations using both theory and economics experiments. In previous research, he analyzed the effects of more transparent financial markets on competition and prices in the EU electricity markets, also using economics experiments.
His previous research has been published in journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, European Economic Review, and the European Journal of Law & Economics.