I am Professor of Applied Microeconomics and Managing Director of the Institute of Economics (FGN-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen.
I am also Co-Editor of the Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics.
Research Interests
Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Antitrust Law and Economics, Regulation, Economic Policy.
Micro Spring Seminar 2023
Iconomix Tagung 2023
New Working Paper
Circular Business Models: Product Design and Consumer Participation,
with Rachel Chen and Daniel Halbheer.
Selected Publications
Carbon Footprinting and Pricing Under Climate Concerns, with Marco Bertini, Daniel Halbheer and Donald R. Lehmann, Journal of Marketing, 2022, 86(2), 186-201.
* Winner of the Rigor & Relevance Research Award 2021, Swiss Academy of Marketing Science.
Explaining Escalating Prices and Fines: A Unified Approach, with Nicolas Eschenbaum, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 171, 2020, 153-164.
Payment Evasion, with Daniel Halbheer and Michael Lechner, Journal of Industrial Economics, 65(4), 2017, 804-832.
Making Sense of Nonbinding Retail-Price Recommendations, with Dennis L. Gärtner, American Economic Review 103(1), 2013, 335-359.