Essays in industrial organization and consumer policy

Michel, Christian

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URL:	https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/33354
URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-333541
Document Type:	Doctoral dissertation
Year of publication:	2013
Place of publication:	Mannheim
University:	Universität Mannheim
Evaluator:	Nocke, Volker
Date of oral examination:	4 June 2013
Publication language:	English
Institution:	School of Law and Economics > VWL, Wirtschaftstheorie u. Behavioral Economics (Schmidt-Dengler 2010-2014) School of Law and Economics > VWL, Mikroökonomik (Nocke 2009-) Außerfakultäre Einrichtungen > Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences - CDSE (Economics)
Subject:	330 Economics
Subject headings (SWD):	Industrieökonomie , Verbraucherpolitik
Keywords (English):	Industrial organization , consumer policy
Abstract:	This thesis contains three distinct, single-authored papers that are all related to the field of industrial organization. Chapter 2 proposes an empirical framework that allows to estimate the degree of industry competition and the degree of horizontal integration of merging firms. Thus, this chapter is also linked to the field of organizational economics. Chapters 3 and 4 analyze the effects of consumer biases on market outcomes and assess the effectiveness of specific consumer protection policies. These chapters also relate to the field of behavioral economics.