Professional Preparation
PhD - Economics
University of Zurich, Switzerland - 2011
Mag.rer.soc.oec. - Economics
University of Linz, Austria - 2004
Research Areas
Research Interests
Industrial organization, contract theory, economic analysis of law, corporate finance
Publications
Conversation With Secrets, RAND Journal of Economics, 45 (2), 2014 (Summer), pp 273-302 (with Emanuele Tarantino) 2014 - Publication
Patent Hold Up and Antitrust: How a Well-Intentioned Rule Could Retard Innovation, Journal of Industrial Economics, 60(2), 2012 (June), pp 249-273 (with Luke Froeb and Greg Werden). 2012 - Publication
Appointments
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2010–Present]
Research Associate
University of Zurich [2008–2010]
Nonresident Research Affiliate
Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn [2007–2010]
Junior Research Fellow
Austrian Institute for Economic Research [2004–2018]
Additional Information
Honors, Awards, Grants, Fellowships, Stipends
Honors
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Invitation to the Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau (3rd Meeting in Economic Sciences), Lindau,Germany, 2008
Awards
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Young Economists' Essay Award, European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, presented by the Conseil de la concurrence, Toulouse, 2008
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Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement (Leistungsstipendium), University of Linz, 2004
Grants
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Summer Research Grant, NET Institute, 2011:07 { 2011:09
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Research Grant, Center for the Analysis of Property Rights and Innovation, UTD, 2011:01 { 2012:01
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Conference Grant, Verein fur Socialpolitik (presented by the Swiss National Bank), 2009:09
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Conference Grant, Royal Economic Society, 2008:07
Fellowships, Scholarships, Stipends
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Research Scholarship, Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students, ESKAS,2007 - 2008 (declined: 2008:02 - 2008:06)
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Visiting Research Fellowship, Columbia University (School of Law, Center of Legal and EconomicStudies), Spring 2006 and 2007
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Fulbright Scholarship, 2005 - 2006 (declined)
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Ph.D. Research Stipend, German Science Foundation (DFG), 2004 - 2007
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Junior Research Fellowship, Austrian Institute for Economic Research, 2004
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Forderstipendium, University of Linz, 2004:06
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Fellow of Pro Scientia Austria, 2003 - 2005
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ERASMUS Stipend (European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students), one-semester stay at the Humboldt-University of Berlin, 2002/2003