Der Forschungsschwerpunkt liegt auf Fragestellungen der Ökonomie der Medienmärkte, betrachtet aus einer industrieökonomischen Perspektive. Das erste Kapitel der Dissertation analysiert die ökonomischen Auswirkungen der Mischfinanzierung öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunkanstalten in Europa....

This thesis contains four essays on technological and organizational change in health care. Although each chapter can be read independently, there is a central thread resumed in each chapter. The interaction of patient, physician and insurer in the health care market is analysed in different...

This theses deals with the effects of national economic policies in internationally integrated markets. In particular, we look at markets of sovereign debt and intellectual property rights. Further, we provide an explicit analysis of the redistributive and welfare effects of different types of...

This dissertation examines the impact of globalisation when labour markets are imperfect. Chapters 2 and 3 start with an overview about recent trends in globalisation and provide evidence for labour market rigidity in developed countries. Chapter 4 studies minimum wages in a simple factor...