Prof. Ulrich Laitenberger, Ph.D., has been a ZEW Research Associate since May 2017 and works in close cooperation with the Research Department "Digital Economy".
Prof. Ulrich Laitenberger, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Economics and Social Sciences at Télécom Paris. His research interests are empirical industrial organization, competition policy and the economics of digitization. In particular, he focuses on the design and impact of digital markets and platforms.
Previously, he was a post-doctoral researcher in ZEW’s Research Department “Information and Communication Technologies” as well as the University of Mannheim. Joining ZEW in 2011, he participated in the doctoral programme in applied economics at the KU Leuven. He graduated in November 2015. Prior to earning his Ph.D., he studied economics at the University of Würzburg and at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Heim, Sven, Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Yossi Spiegel (forthcoming), The Anticompetitive Effect of Minority Share Acquisitions: Evidence from the Introduction of National Leniency Programs, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.
Hunold, Matthias, Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Johannes Muthers (forthcoming), Competition, Collusion and Spatial Sales Patterns – Theory and Evidence , Journal of Industrial Economics .
Hunold, Matthias, Reinhold Kesler and Ulrich Laitenberger (2020), Rankings of Online Travel Agents, Channel Pricing, and Consumer Protection, Marketing Science. Download
Hunold, Matthias, Reinhold Kesler, Ulrich Laitenberger and Frank Schlütter (2018), Evaluation of Best Price Clauses in Hotel Booking, International Journal of Industrial Organization Volume 61, November 2018, p. 542 - 571. Download
Harrington, Joseph E. , Kai Hüschelrath and Ulrich Laitenberger (2018), Rent Sharing to Control Non-Cartel Supply in the German Cement Market, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Volume 27, Issue 1, 149-166. Download
Hellwig, Michael, Kai Hüschelrath and Ulrich Laitenberger (2018), Settlements and Appeals in the European Commission's Cartel Cases: An Empirical Assessment, Review of Industrial Organization 52 (1), 58-87. Download
Hüschelrath, Kai and Ulrich Laitenberger (2017), The Settlement Procedure in the European Commission's Cartel Cases: An Early Evaluation, Journal of Antitrust Enforcement Volume 5, Issue 3, 458–487. Download
Heim, Sven, Kai Hüschelrath and Ulrich Laitenberger (2016), The Duration of the EC Merger Control Process: Determinants and the Impact of the 2004 Merger Regulation Reform, International Journal of the Economics of Business 23 (1), 37-62.
Harrington, Joseph E. , Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda (2015), The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel, International Journal of Industrial Organization 42, 106-119.
Laitenberger, Ulrich and Florian Smuda (2015), Estimating Consumer Damages in Cartel Cases, Journal of Competition Law and Economics 11 (4), 955–973.
Hoang, Cung Truong, Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda (2014), Determinants of Self-Reporting under the European Corporate Leniency Program, International Review of Law and Economics 40, 15-23.
Articles in Non-Refereed Journals
Harrington, Joseph E. , Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda (2016), Cartel Stability and Cartel Breakdown: Insights from the German Cement Industry, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb 66 (7-8), 346-354.
Laitenberger, Ulrich and Matthias Hunold (2014), The Effect of Procurement Design on Entry and Success of Generic Drug Firms, Value in Health Volume 17, Issue 7, Pages A448. Download
Hüschelrath, Kai, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda (2013), Cartel Enforcement in the European Union: Determinants of the Duration of Investigations, European Competition Law Review 34 (1), 33-39.
Laitenberger, Ulrich and Kai Hüschelrath (2011), The Adoption of Screening Tools by Competition Authorities, CPI Antitrust Chronicle 9 (2), 1-9.
Monographs, Contributions to Edited Volumes
Bauckmann, Jana, Ulrich Laitenberger, Melanie Schröder and Carsten Telschow (2017), Rabattverträge, in: Ulrich Schwabe, Dieter Paffrath, Wolf-Dieter Ludwig, Jürgen Klauber Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2017 181-194. Download
Bauckmann, Jana, Ulrich Laitenberger, Mandy Orlamünde, Helmut Schröder and Carsten Telschow (2016), Rabattverträge, in: Ulrich Schwabe, Dieter Paffrath 1, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Download
Bauer, Cosima, Matthias Hunold, Kai Hüschelrath, Rebecca Jahn, Marco Kotschedoff, Ulrich Laitenberger, Gerald Lux, Uwe May, Anke Walendzik, Jürgen Wasem and Lennart Weegen (2015), Rabattvertragsausschreibungen in der Generikaindustrie in Deutschland , Vol. 104, Nomos, Baden-Baden. Download
Discussion and Working Papers
Hunold, Matthias, Reinhold Kesler and Ulrich Laitenberger (2019), Mehr Transparenz bei Suchergebnissen auf Onlineplattformen nützt den Verbrauchern, ZEW policy brief No. 19-06, Mannheim. Download
Hunold, Matthias, Reinhold Kesler and Ulrich Laitenberger (2018), Hotel Rankings of Online Travel Agents, Channel Pricing, and Consumer Protection, DICE Discussion Paper No 300, Düsseldorf. Download
Hunold, Matthias, Reinhold Kesler and Ulrich Laitenberger (2018), Hotel Rankings of Online Travel Agents, Channel Pricing, and Consumer Protection, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-059, Mannheim. Download
Borchert, Kathrin, Matthias Hirth, Michael Kummer, Ulrich Laitenberger, Olga Slivkó and Steffen Viete (2018), Unemployment and Online Labor, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-023, Mannheim. Download
Hunold, Matthias, Reinhold Kesler, Ulrich Laitenberger and Frank Schlütter (2017), Evaluation of Best Price Clauses in Online Hotel Booking, DICE Discussion Paper No 278, Düsseldorf. Download
Heim, Sven, Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Yossi Spiegel (2017), The Anticompetitive Effect of Minority Share Acquisitions: Evidence from the Introduction of National Leniency Programs, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-037, Mannheim, published in: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. Download
Hunold, Matthias, Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Johannes Muthers (2017), Competition, Collusion and Spatial Sales Patterns - Theory and Evidence, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-035, Mannheim. Download
Hunold, Matthias, Ulrich Laitenberger, Frank Schlütter and Reinhold Kesler (2016), Evaluation of Best Price Clauses in Hotel Booking, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-066, Mannheim. Download
Harrington, Joseph E. , Kai Hüschelrath and Ulrich Laitenberger (2016), Rent Sharing to Control Non-Cartel Supply in the German Cement Market, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-025, Mannheim. Download
Hellwig, Michael, Kai Hüschelrath and Ulrich Laitenberger (2016), Settlements and Appeals in the European Commission's Cartel Cases: An Empirical Assessment, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-010, Mannheim. Download
Hüschelrath, Kai and Ulrich Laitenberger (2015), The Settlement Procedure in EC Cartel Cases: An Empirical Assessment, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-064, Mannheim. Download
Heim, Sven, Kai Hüschelrath and Ulrich Laitenberger (2015), The Duration of the EC Merger Control Process: Determinants and the Impact of the 2004 Merger Regulation Reform, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-063, Mannheim. Download
Harrington, Joseph E. , Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda (2014), The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-084, Mannheim. Download
Hoang, Cung Truong, Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda (2014), Determinants of Self-Reporting Under the European Corporate Leniency Program, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-043, Mannheim. Download
Laitenberger, Ulrich and Florian Smuda (2013), Estimating Consumer Damages in Cartel Cases, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-069, Mannheim. Download
Hüschelrath, Kai, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda (2012), Cartel Enforcement in the European Union: Determinants of the Duration of Investigations, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-071, Mannheim. Download
Expertises
Nicolay, Katharina, Irene Bertschek, Christoph Spengel, Ulrich Laitenberger, Thomas Niebel, Peter Buchmann and Ann-Catherin Werner (2018), Struktur und Volumen des Marktes von Internetdienstleistungen mit Fokus auf Drittlandsunternehmen, Bundesministerium der Finanzen, Berlin. Download
Bertschek, Irene, Reinhold Kesler, Ulrich Laitenberger, Ecorys, Kantar TNS Nederland and WIFO (2017), Business-to-business relations in the online platform environment, European Commission, DG GROW, Brussels. Download
Bauer, Cosima , Rebecca Jahn, Matthias Hunold, Kai Hüschelrath, Marco Kotschedoff, Ulrich Laitenberger, Gerald Lux, Uwe May, Anke Walendzik, Jürgen Wasem and Lennart Weegen (2014), Auswirkungen von Rabattvertragsausschreibungen auf die Generikaindustrie in Deutschland, BmWi, Mannheim.
Hunold, Matthias, Ulrich Laitenberger, Georg Licht, Vigen Nikogosian, André Stenzel, Hannes Ullrich and Christoph Wolf (2011), Modernisierung der Konzentrationsberichterstattung, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), Mannheim. Download
Research Reports
- M&A-Report
- M&A-Report
- M&A-Report
- M&A-Report
Projects
Current Projects
- Project Duration 15.04.2019 - 31.12.2022digilog@bw – Digitalisation in Dialogue
- Project Duration 01.07.2005 - 31.12.2020M&A-Report
Finished Projects
- Project Duration 01.04.2017 - 31.07.2019Market Power and Innovation in Online Markets: The Role of Network Effects and Big Data
- Project Duration 19.09.2016 - 15.05.2017Business-to-business relations in the online platform environment
- Project Duration 15.06.2016 - 31.05.2017Structure and Volume of the Market for Digital Services with a Focus on Companies from third Countries
- Project Duration 01.04.2016 - 31.03.2019SEEK-Project 2016: Digital Marketplaces and Platforms
- Project Duration 01.07.2015 - 30.04.2016Competition in the German Interurban Bus Industry
- Project Duration 01.07.2013 - 15.06.2014Effects of Rebate Contract Tenders on the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry in Germany
- Project Duration 01.04.2013 - 30.09.2014SEEK-Project 2013: The Anatomy of Hard-Core Cartels – Theory and Empirical Evidence
- Project Duration 01.04.2013 - 30.09.2014SEEK-Project 2013: What Do Legal Cartels Tell Us About Illegal Ones?
- Project Duration 01.03.2013 - 01.09.2013The Design of Cartel Damage Compensation Claims and its Effect on Incentives
- Project Duration 01.08.2012 - 31.03.2013Quality differences in telecommunication services and firms' innovation activity in Germany
- Project Duration 01.02.2012 - 31.08.2012Evaluation of Merger Remedies in Food Retailing
- Project Duration 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2016Evaluation of Competition Policy Rules and Institutions
- Project Duration 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2016Public and Private Enforcement of Competition Law
- Project Duration 15.08.2011 - 31.12.2013Net Neutrality – Governmental Support and Options
- Project Duration 01.04.2010 - 15.12.2011Modernization of the Concentration Reporting
- Project Duration 01.01.2010 - 31.03.2013Competition Network
Events
Expert Seminars
- 13.03.2013 - 14.03.2013Wettbewerbsökonomik für Praktiker
- 18.03.2014Ökonometrische Ermittlung von Kartellschäden
- 24.02.2015Ökonometrische Ermittlung von Kartellschäden
More Information
Teaching Activities and Stand-in Professors
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04.2016:
"Discrete Choice Models with Simulation",
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
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04.2016:
"Discrete Choice Models with Simulation",
Research Stays
- 06. - 06.2015 Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
- 09. - 09.2015 Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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01.
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02.2015
University of Melbourne, Australia
Faculty of Business and Economics, The Melbourne Institute of Applied Science - 03. - 04.2015 University of Sydney, Australia
- 09. - 09.2014 Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
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10.
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10.2013
University of Pennsylvania, United States of America (USA)
Wharton School - 04. - 05.2012 Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
- 02. - 03.2012 Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Organisation of Academic Conferences and Workshops
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SEEK,
Prof. Ulrich Laitenberger,
SEEK Workshop: Legal and Illegal Cartels,
Bruegel, Brüssel, Belgium, 2014
more information -
Prof. Ulrich Laitenberger,
MaCCI Workshop on Legal Cartels,
ZEW, Germany, 2012
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SEEK,
Prof. Ulrich Laitenberger,
SEEK Workshop: Legal and Illegal Cartels,
Lectures
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2015:
The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel,
Sydney University Microeconometrics and Public Policy Working Group,
Sydney, Australien -
2015:
Non-Delivery in Procurement Auctions: Evidence from German Generic Drug Tenders,
4th International ERSA Workshop,
Kapstadt, Südafrika -
2015:
Non-Delivery in Procurement Auctions: Evidence from German Generic Drug Tenders,
Faculty Seminar,
Leuven, Belgien -
2015:
The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel,
CISS - Competition and Innovation Summer School (2015),
Turunc/Marmaris, Türkei -
2015:
The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel,
EEA Conference,
University of Mannheim, Deutschland -
2015:
The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel,
Faculty Seminar,
Leuven, Belgien -
2015:
The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel,
CRESSE Conference,
Rethymno (Kreta), Griechenland -
2014:
Determinants of Self-Reporting under the European Corporate Leniency Program,
41st Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE),
Mailand, Italien -
2014:
The Effect of Procurement Design on Entry and Success of Generic Drug firms,
ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress,
Amsterdam, Niederlande -
2013:
Estimating Consumer Damages in Cartel Cases,
7th CLEEN PhD Workhop,
Bergen, Norwegen -
2012:
Analyzing a Detergent Cartel with Consumer Panel Data,
Competition and Innovation Summer School (CISS),
Turunc/Marmaris, Türkei
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2015:
The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel,
Research Affiliations
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2015 - 2017:
Research Associate,
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgien
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2015 - 2017:
Research Associate,
Department
Digital Economy
Function
Research Associate
Doctoral degree/habilitation
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Doctoral degree/PhD
(11.2015),
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium,
Thesis title: Empirical Essays in Industrial Organization
