Welcome!

I am a PhD Candidate in Business Economics at KU Leuven and a PostDoc at the University of Zurich.

I am an applied microeconomist interested in digital and media economics. My secondary fields are political economy and empirical industrial organization. 

My research currently focuses on two areas: 

• Online news media—including how aggregator platforms, competition, regulation, and financing models affect content production and quality; and

• Online toxicity—including its impact on digital content creation and broader online and offline outcomes.

If you're working on similar topics or interested in collaborating—get in touch! 

You can reach me via email at marita.freimane[at]uzh.ch or marita.freimane[at]kuleuven.be, or on Bluesky (@maritafreimane.bsky.social).