Projects of the Research Unit Market Design

Laufende Projekte

  1. Project // 01.06.2026 – 31.05.2028

    Search Frictions and Market Power

    The project aims to improve our understanding how consumer search frictions result in firms' market power.

  2. Project // 01.01. – 31.12.2026

    MatchingTools - Design of Matching Algorithms for Education and Labour Markets

    MatchingTools develops market design software solutions for efficient and fair allocation processes in education and labor markets. Our initial focus is on the core market of daycare slot allocation.

    Over the past…

  3. Project // 09.02. – 31.10.2024

    Competition in the Broadband Market – Competition Guideline 2030

    In this project a report on the topic “Competition in the broadband market – guideline 2030” is prepared. The aim of the report is to outline possible barriers for an effective infrastructure, wholesale and…

  4. Project // 01.10.2023 – 30.09.2026

    TafelConnect – Platform for distributing large donations to food banks and other food-saving organizations

    TafelConnect is a new software for managing large food donations to the Tafel association. This innovative system is being designed, adapted and implemented as part of a project funded by the German Federal…

  5. Project // 01.10.2023 – 30.06.2026

    Kopernikus project "Industrial processes": Synchronized and energy-adaptive production technology for flexible alignment of industrial processes to a fluctuating energy supply (SynErgie 3)

    The Kopernikus project SynErgie addresses the challenge of harmonizing the generation with the consumption of electricity in a future with a high proportion of wind and solar power. The focus is on the design of a…

  6. Project // 01.06.2023 – 30.11.2024

    Tapping into People’s Impatience for Better Environmental Subsidies

    This project is concerned with the efficient allocation of subsidies for eco-friendly products. Examples include subsidies for cargo or e-bikes, electric cars, and energy efficient building retrofits. Conceptually…

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 07.07. – 30.10.2025

    Analysis and optimization of the market design for balancing power and energy in Switzerland

    The project will conduct a fundamental analysis of the existing procurement regime and auction design for the balancing market and formulate regulatory recommendations that are viable, practical for the market,…

  2. Project // 02. – 21.09.2024

    Financing one-off therapies

    In this project, a report on the topic of “Financing one-off therapies” is being prepared. The aim of the report is to evaluate various financing concepts for one-off therapies from an economic perspective. To…

  3. Project // 09.03. – 23.06.2023

    Energy market design of the future – Design of a competition-driven capacity market model

    In this project, a report on the topic of "Future energy market design - design of a competition-driven capacity market model" is being prepared.

    The starting point of the report is a capacity market model in…