Expertise - Organizational Economics, in particular the economics of non-firm organizations such as nonprofits, cooperatives, social networks, clubs, associations or foundations. Why do these organisations exist and (how) do they behave differently in competition?
- Institutional Economics, in particular the study of economic governance and of 'collective enforcement institutions', which help to support cooperation/honest trade in the shadow of the law.
- Industrial Organization, in particular questions dealing with competition policy and regulation and the dependence of those issues on the governance structure of competitors.
- Industry studies, in particular of network industries such as the Internet backbone, telecommunications, software production, and search engines.
- Law & Economics, in particular antitrust policy and 'order without law'.
News items- Workshop on "Economic Governance and Organizations"
The TILEC workshop on "Economic Governance and Organizations" will be held at Tilburg University on June 6-7. The program features a mix of theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and experimental work coming from law, economics, management, and political science. Registration is free but only possible until May 17th, 2013.
PublicationsPrincipal publications- Prüfer, J. and U. Walz (2013), "Academic Faculty Governance and Recruitment Decisions", Public Choice, 155(3), 507-529. pdf
- Argenton, C. and J. Prüfer (2012), "Search Engine Competition with Network Externalities", Journal of Competition Law & Economics, 8(1), 73-105. pdf
- Binswanger, J. and J. Prüfer (2012), "Democracy, Populism, and (Un)bounded Rationality", European Journal of Political Economy, 28, 358-372. pdf
- Prüfer, J. (2011), "Competition and Mergers among Nonprofits", Journal of Competition Law & Economics, 7(1), 69-92. pdf
- Prüfer, J. and D. Zetland (2010), "An Auction Market for Journal Articles", Public Choice, 145, 379-403. pdf
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Media Coverage
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... an essay I wrote for a student magazine applying standard competition theory and organizational economics to the case of university cafeterias. ... Fortunately, as of January 2011, Tilburg University introduced more competition in campus catering, leading to more variety and higher quality but stable prices.
Education
Download full CV. ---------------------------------------------- EDUCATION: 2001-2005: Goethe University Frankfurt
Ph.D. Economics, Dissertation: "Essays on Organisational Design in Networks"
Committee: Uwe Walz (Chair), Matthias Blonski, Alfons Weichenrieder, Christian Laux 1995-2001: University of Tübingen
Diplom-Volkswirt (MSc. Economics equivalent)
Minor subject: Chinese Studies 1998-1999: National University of Singapore
Visiting student
Career
2012- Tilburg University, Department of Organization & Strategy
Assistant Professor (tenured) 2006- Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) and CentER for Economic Research
Senior Member / Research Fellow 2006-2012: Tilburg University, Department of Economics
Assistant Professor
2005-2006: Goethe University Frankfurt
Post-Doctoral Fellow 2003-2005: Goethe University Frankfurt
Research Assistant, Project: "Pricing and Revenue Models on the Internet", sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 2002-2003: University of Applied Sciences (FH) Pforzheim, FH
Nürtingen, University of Cooperative Education (BA) Stuttgart
Lecturer Non-Academic Experience:
2003-2004: network economy S.A., Brussels, Frankfurt
Consultant: Innovation, Telecommunications and Capital Markets 1999-2002: InterEdu e.K. - International Education Information Centre, Tübingen
Founder and CEO 1997-1999: Diverse internships in Singapore, PR China and Germany
(consulting, organisational development, market studies) 1994-1995: Civilian Service in a Nursing Home
PublicationsPrincipal publications- Prüfer, J. and U. Walz (2013), "Academic Faculty Governance and Recruitment Decisions", Public Choice, 155(3), 507-529. pdf
- Argenton, C. and J. Prüfer (2012), "Search Engine Competition with Network Externalities", Journal of Competition Law & Economics, 8(1), 73-105. pdf
- Binswanger, J. and J. Prüfer (2012), "Democracy, Populism, and (Un)bounded Rationality", European Journal of Political Economy, 28, 358-372. pdf
- Prüfer, J. (2011), "Competition and Mergers among Nonprofits", Journal of Competition Law & Economics, 7(1), 69-92. pdf
- Prüfer, J. and D. Zetland (2010), "An Auction Market for Journal Articles", Public Choice, 145, 379-403. pdf
Click here for the extended list of publications ProjectsWorking Papers (see also at SSRN):
- "Nonprofits are not alike: The Role of Catholic and Protestant Affiliation (with Lapo Filistrucchi); TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2013-013. pdf
- "Business Associations and Private Ordering"; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2012-011; CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2012-094 . pdf
- "On the Evolution of Collective Enforcement Institutions: Communities and Courts" (with Scott Masten); Ross School of Business Paper No 1157. pdf An earlier version was published as CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2011-74; TILEC Discussion Paper No. 011-017. pdf
- "Innovation Contests". pdf. An earlier version was formerly distributed under the title "Semi-Public Competitions"; CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2009-33; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2008-023.
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"Firms, Nonprofits, and Cooperatives: A Theory of Organizational Choice" (with Patrick Herbst), CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2007-07; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2007-003. pdf Work in Progress - "Business Associations, Welfare, and State Quality" (with Maria Larrain Aylwin)
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"General and Specialized Courts: Objectivity vs. Expertise in Adjudication" (with Scott Masten) -
"A Simple Model of Aspirations, Economic Performance and Social Mobility" (with Patricia Prüfer) - "Public Hospitals are More Effective but Private Hospitals are More Efficient" (with Lapo Filistrucchi)
- "Economic Governance and Cloud Computing"
- "Dynamic Search Engine Competition" (with Christoph Schottmüller)
Teaching
Current Teaching: In the academic year 2012/13, I teach Economic Foundations of Strategy, Organization, and International Business in the Research Master in Business program, Organizational Economics in the Research Master in Economics program, and Industrial Organization in the BSc in Business Economics program. More information ...
Teaching Awards: - "Excellent Teacher Award" for Microeconomics for International Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Tilburg University, 2012.
- "Excellent Teacher Award" for Game Theory and Industrial Organization, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Tilburg University, 2011.
- "Best Bachelor Course Award 2008" for Economics for Business Studies, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Tilburg University.
Teaching Experience: Undergraduate
- Industrial Organization (Tilburg, 2013)
- Microeconomics for International Business Administration (Tilburg, 2009-11)
- Economics for Business Studies (Tilburg, 2007-09)
- Microeconomic Theory (FH Pforzheim, BA Stuttgart, 2003)
- Principles of Economics (FH Pforzheim, 2002-03)
- Theory of Monetary Policy, (FH Nürtingen, 2002-03)
- Macroeconomics (Tübingen, Teaching Assistant, 2002)
Graduate
- Economic Foundations of Strategy, Organization, and International Business (Tilburg, 2012)
- Organizational Economics (Tilburg, 2012)
- Game Theory & Industrial Organization (Tilburg, 2006-11)
- Organizational Choice (Frankfurt, 2006)
- Organization and Competition in Networks (Frankfurt, 2006)
- E-Commerce Economics (MBA, FH Pforzheim, 2002-2005)
- Competition and Strategies in Network Industries (Frankfurt, Teaching Assistant, 2004)
Short courses
- Institutions & Economic Governance (PhD): MIT, 2011; University of Michigan, 2011
- Order Without Law (PhD): ESNIE European School on New Institutional Economics, 2012; Tilburg, 2010, 2011
- Industrial Economics for Lawyers: Tilburg, 2007
Other activities
Academic Visits
- MIT, March 2011
- University of Michigan, June 2009 & March 2011
Academic Management - Education Coordinator Microeconomics, CentER Graduate School, Tilburg University, 2011-
- Organizer of session at AEA meetings 2012 (Chicago) on "Legal and Economic Foundations of Organization"
- Organizer of TILEC Workshop on "Economic Governance and Competition: The
Pros and Cons of Private Ordering in the Shadow of the Law", 2010 - Host of TILEC visitor Peter Leeson, George Mason University, 2010
- Member of the Job Market Committee (Department of Economics), 2008/09
- Host of TILEC visitor Dean Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice, 2008
- Member of Advice Committee Reform Bachelor Programme in Economics, 2007
- Host of TILEC visitor Scott Masten, University of Michigan, 2007
- Member of the Job Market Committee (Department of Economics/TILEC), 2006/07
- Assistant to the Dean of Education (Goethe University Frankfurt), 2004/05
Reviewing - Economica
- Information Economics and Policy
- International Journal of Industrial Organization
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
- Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
- Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization
- Labour Economics
- Review of Economic Studies
- Review of Network Economics
- Telecommunications Policy
- The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
Contact detailsRoom K 1109 PO Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg
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