I am Professor of Applied Microeconomics and Dean of the School of Economics and Political Science (SEPS-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen.
News
- Swiss IO Day 2026, June 12, University of Bern; Keynote by Simon Loertscher (Melbourne).
- SSES 2026 has concluded. Thank you to all participants, speakers, supporters, and sponsors for helping make it a memorable and successful event.
- Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2026: Editorial Contribution Award, Author Service Award
Research Interests
Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Antitrust Law and Economics, Regulation, Economic Policy, Marketing.
Working Papers
- Coasian Dynamics or Failures? The Role of Trading-Up Opportunities, with Nicolas Eschenbaum and Severin Lenhard.
- Product Design, End-of-Life Recycling and Waste Footprints in Circular Business Models, with Rachel Chen and Daniel Halbheer.
- ESG in Platform Markets, with Rachel Chen, Daniel Halbheer, and Helen S. Zeng; prepared for the Handbook on Digital Platforms, edited by Anthony Dukes, Daniel Sokol, Tianshu Sun, and Feng Zhu, Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
- Dynamic Pricing in Bilateral Relationships: Experimental Evidence, with Thomas Epper, Nicolas Eschenbaum and Roberta Koch.
- The Effects of Costly Unsold Inventory Destruction, with Severin Lenhard.
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 Fines and Prices: 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.