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Working Papers

2023

1. Horizontal mergers, cost savings, and network effects
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Horizontal mergers, cost savings, and network effects, Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell (2023) (2023)

2022

2. Collusion by Algorithm: The Role of Unobserved Actions
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   Also in DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) (2022) View citations (3)
3. Combinable products, price discrimination, and collusion
   DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Combinable products, price discrimination, and collusion, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

4. Opportunism Problems of Colluding Manufacturers
   Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2020

5. Complex pricing and consumer-side attention
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
   See also Journal Article Complex pricing and consumer-side attention, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2025) (2025)
6. Consumer salience and quality provision in (un)regulated public service markets
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
   See also Journal Article Consumer salience and quality provision in (un)regulated public service markets, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2022) (2022)
7. Drip pricing and its regulation: Experimental evidence
   VfS Annual Conference 2020 (Virtual Conference): Gender Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (4)
   Also in DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Drip pricing and its regulation: Experimental evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
8. Product liability and reasonable product use
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
   See also Journal Article Product Liability and Reasonable Product Use, The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)
9. The Role of Diagnostic Ability in Markets for Expert Services
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
   Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2020) View citations (8)

2019

10. Injunctions against false advertising
    DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) View citations (1)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2017 (Vienna): Alternative Structures for Money and Banking, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2017) View citations (1)

2018

11. Complex pricing and consumer-side transparency
    VfS Annual Conference 2018 (Freiburg, Breisgau): Digital Economy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
12. Private information, price discrimination, and collusion
    DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)

2017

13. Preferences and decision support in competitive bidding
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2016)

2016

14. Business models in commercial media markets: Bargaining, advertising, and mixing
    VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
15. The scope for collusion under different pricing schemes
    VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (3)

2015

16. The Influence of Product Liability on Vertical Product Differentiation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    Also in DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) (2015) View citations (4)
17. What drives fraud in a credence goods market? Evidence from a field study
    DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) View citations (4)
    Also in CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich (2013) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article What Drives Fraud in a Credence Goods Market? – Evidence from a Field Study, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2018) View citations (28) (2018)

2014

18. Price-sensitive demand and market entry
    DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
    See also Journal Article Price-sensitive demand and market entry, Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
19. Second Opinions in Markets for Expert Services: Experimental Evidence
    CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Second opinions in markets for expert services: Experimental evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2016) View citations (28) (2016)
20. The impact of piracy on prominent and non-prominent software developers
    DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The impact of piracy on prominent and non-prominent software developers, Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier (2015) (2015)

2013

21. Piracy in a two-sided software market
    DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Piracy in a two-sided software market, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2013) View citations (24) (2013)
22. Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence
    CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2016) View citations (61) (2016)

2009

23. Internal decision-making rules and collusion
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Internal decision-making rules and collusion, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Complex pricing and consumer-side attention
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2025, 99, (C)
   See also Working Paper Complex pricing and consumer-side attention, ZEW Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
2. Wie verändert Trump II den Verbraucherschutz in den USA – und was sind die Folgen?
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2025, 105, (3), 200-204

2024

3. Combinable products, price discrimination, and collusion
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2024, 94, (C)
   See also Working Paper Combinable products, price discrimination, and collusion, DICE Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
4. Demand forecasting, signal precision, and collusion with hidden actions
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2024, 92, (C)
5. Product Liability and Reasonable Product Use
   The Journal of Legal Studies, 2024, 53, (2), 297 - 338
   See also Working Paper Product liability and reasonable product use, ZEW Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
6. Second Opinions and Diagnostic Uncertainty in Expert Markets
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2024, 180, (1), 74-105

2023

7. Horizontal mergers, cost savings, and network effects
   Bulletin of Economic Research, 2023, 75, (1), 65-82
   See also Working Paper Horizontal mergers, cost savings, and network effects, Post-Print (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

8. Consumer salience and quality provision in (un)regulated public service markets
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, 93, (C)
   See also Working Paper Consumer salience and quality provision in (un)regulated public service markets, ZEW Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
9. Imperfect information, algorithmic price discrimination, and collusion
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2022, 124, (2), 516-549 View citations (6)

2020

10. Collusion under different pricing schemes
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2020, 29, (4), 910-931 View citations (7)
11. Die Deregulierung von Berufszugangsbeschränkungen und die Corona-Krise
    Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, 2020, 69, (2), 121-128
12. Drip pricing and its regulation: Experimental evidence
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 176, (C), 353-370 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Drip pricing and its regulation: Experimental evidence, VfS Annual Conference 2020 (Virtual Conference): Gender Economics (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
13. Exposing false advertising
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2020, 53, (3), 1211-1245 View citations (3)

2019

14. How mergers affect innovation: Theory and evidence
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2019, 63, (C), 283-325 View citations (42)

2018

15. Product Liability in Markets for Vertically Differentiated Products
    American Law and Economics Review, 2018, 20, (1), 46-81 View citations (12)
16. What Drives Fraud in a Credence Goods Market? – Evidence from a Field Study
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 80, (3), 605-624 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper What drives fraud in a credence goods market? Evidence from a field study, DICE Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2017

17. Compatibility, network effects, and collusion
    Economics Letters, 2017, 151, (C), 39-43 View citations (8)
18. Pre-auction or post-auction qualification?
    Economic Theory Bulletin, 2017, 5, (2), 139-150 View citations (5)

2016

19. Bid pooling in reverse multi-unit Dutch auctions: an experimental investigation
    Theory and Decision, 2016, 81, (4), 511-534 View citations (2)
20. Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2016, 100, (C), 337-352 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence, CER-ETH Economics working paper series (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
21. Price-sensitive demand and market entry
    Papers in Regional Science, 2016, 95, (4), 865-875 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Price-sensitive demand and market entry, DICE Discussion Papers (2014) (2014)
22. Second opinions in markets for expert services: Experimental evidence
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 131, (PB), 106-125 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Second Opinions in Markets for Expert Services: Experimental Evidence, CER-ETH Economics working paper series (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
23. Why product liability may lower product safety
    Economics Letters, 2016, 147, (C), 55-58 View citations (6)

2015

24. The impact of piracy on prominent and non-prominent software developers
    Telecommunications Policy, 2015, 39, (8), 735-744
    See also Working Paper The impact of piracy on prominent and non-prominent software developers, DICE Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2014

25. Content provision and compatibility in a platform market
    Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (3), 478-481 View citations (7)
26. On the strictly descending multi-unit auction
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2014, 50, (C), 79-85 View citations (3)

2013

27. Customer-side transparency, elastic demand, and tacit collusion under differentiation
    Information Economics and Policy, 2013, 25, (1), 51-59 View citations (12)
28. Piracy in a two-sided software market
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 88, (C), 78-89 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Piracy in a two-sided software market, DICE Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (23) (2013)

2012

29. A note on mergers and relocation
    Journal of Economics, 2012, 107, (3), 277-282
30. Bargaining and inequity aversion: On the efficiency of the double auction
    Economics Letters, 2012, 114, (2), 178-181 View citations (7)

2009

31. Internal decision-making rules and collusion
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (2), 703-715 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Internal decision-making rules and collusion, Post-Print (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2007

32. Platform competition with partial multihoming under differentiation: a note
    Economics Bulletin, 2007, 12, (7), 1-8 View citations (9)

Chapters

2013

1. Auctions and competition policy
   Chapter 12 in The International Handbook of Competition – Second Edition, 2013, pp 370-396