CentER

Jens Prüfer

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, CentER & TILEC


Research Fields
Industrial Organization, Organizational Economics, Institutional Economics, Law & Economics, Political Economy, Economics of Network Industries


Contact Information
Tilburg University
Department of Economics
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands

Email: j.prufer {at} uvt.nl
Tel: +31 13 466 3250
Fax: +31 13 466 3042
Room: K 326


Publications

Prüfer, J. (2011), "Competition and Mergers among Nonprofits", Journal of Competition Law & Economics, 7(1), 69–92. abstract pdf
Previous draft: CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2007-82; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2007-022. pdf

Prüfer, J. and D. Zetland (2010), "An Auction Market for Journal Articles", Public Choice, 145, 379-403. abstract pdf

Jahn, E. and J. Prüfer (2008), "Interconnection and Competition among Asymmetric Networks in the Internet Backbone Market", Information Economics and Policy, 20, 3, 243-256. abstract pdf

Prüfer, J. and E. Jahn (2007), "Dark Clouds over the Internet?", Telecommunications Policy, 31, 144-154. abstract pdf

Working Papers (see also at SSRN)

"Search Engine Competition with Network Externalities" (with Cédric Argenton). abstract pdf

"On the Evolution of Collective Enforcement Institutions: Communities and Courts" (with Scott Masten), TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2011-017. abstract pdf

"Democracy, Populism, and (Un)bounded Rationality" (with Johannes Binswanger). abstract pdf
Previous draft: CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2009-10; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2008-040. pdf

"Semi-Public Competitions", CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2009-33; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2008-023. abstract pdf

"Academic Faculty Governance and Recruitment Decisions" (with Uwe Walz), CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2009-49; TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2009-021. abstract pdf

"Firms, Nonprofits, and Cooperatives: A Theory of Organizational Choice" (with Patrick Herbst), CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2007-07; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2007-003. abstract pdf

Work in Progress

"On the Evolution of Collective Enforcement Institutions II: Business Associations and Rating Agencies" (with Scott Masten)

"A Simple Model of Aspirations, Economic Performance and Social Mobility" (with Patricia Prüfer)

"A Governance-Based Model of Nonprofits: Theory and Evidence" (with Lapo Filistrucchi)

"How to Organize a Revolution? Economic Governance and Communication Technology"

Just For Fun

"On Cafeterias, Monopolies, and Potential Solutions" (2008): an essay I wrote for a student magazine applying standard competition theory and organisational economics to the case of university cafeterias. pdf
... Fortunately, as of January 2011, Tilburg University introduced more competition in campus catering, leading to more variety and higher quality but stable prices.

Teaching

In the academic year 2010/11, I teach "Game Theory & Industrial Organization" in the MSc. in Economics program, "Microeconomics" in the BSc in International Business Administration program, and contribute to "Law and Economics" in the Research Master in Economics program. More information ...

Media Coverage

Related to "Semi-Public Competitions":

• Royal Economic Society Press Release, March 2010: "University Business Plan Competitions Provide A Valuable Meeting Place For Investors and Start-Ups".
• Econtrack.nl, March 2010: "Sponsors hebben voorkeur voor niet-winnaars" (in Dutch).
  Video-Interview about Business Plan Competitions (in English).

Related to "An Auction Market for Journal Articles":

• Canadian Medical Association Journal News, November 2010: "China searches for best medicine for ailing scientific journals".
• duzEUROPA, February 2010: "Und zum Dritten: Papers könnten künftig auf Auktionen versteigert werden" (in German).

Related to "Dark Clouds over the Internet?":

• Computerworld Denmark, September 2006: "Internettets fremtid trues af manglende investeringer" (in Danish).