We are hiring #postdocs at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE). We have one position in empirical micro, ideally IO or trade (econjobmarket.org/positions/12244) and one position in behavioural/experimental economics (econjobmarket.org/positions/12243).

We are hiring a #postdoc in international economics and/or economic policy at @dice.hhu.de to start in October.

How do cross-border mergers & acquisitions affect innovation in the EU? In a new working paper, I discuss this question and the implications for foreign direct investment screening, merger policy and industrial policy: single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications...

Very excited to share that our paper is out. It has been fantastic to work with such a great team @doepper.com @amackay.bsky.social @natehmiller.bsky.social

📢 📢 Call for papers Leuven Summer Event 2025! 📢📢 - IO, Applied Micro and Macro on different days. - The IO workshop takes place on May 26-27 - For more information, see: feb.kuleuven.be/research/eco...

Very much looking forward to my keynote speech on "Common Threads on Common Ownership" at the DICE Competition Policy Conference 2024 this Friday in Düsseldorf www.dice.hhu.de/en/competiti...

How does patent protection affect innovation and market power? Apoorva Gupta and I find that in India, stronger patents spurred R&D investment. Markups increased, but mainly due to lower marginal costs. See our new @voxeu.org column: cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…#EconSkyky

The programme for the third CMA-Durham workshop is now out! 14-15 November, with great presentations by @mikelipsitz.bsky.social, @joelstiebale.bsky.social and others, our forthcoming CMA State of UK Competition report, and a keynote by Tommaso Valletti. Attendance is free and open to all. 1/2

Very happy to join the Economic Advisory Group on Competition Policy (EAGCP) at DG Comp (European Commission). Looking forward to working with outstanding colleagues. competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/chief-compet....

We are hiring several PhD students at @dice-hhu.bsky.social to start in October 2024. Our program focusses on industrial organization, competition policy, international economics, behavioral economics and econometrics. dice.hhu.de/fileadmin/reda…