dr. Cedric Argenton

Bio

I have a background in law and public policy but was trained as a professional economist at Boston University and the Stockhom School of Economics, where I defended my dissertation under the supervision of Jörgen Weibull.

I specialize in industrial organization. I have an interest in competition policy, especially collusive practices and exclusionary practices associated to predatory pricing or the use of vertical restraints, as well as law and economics.

I have published in a variety of journals, including European Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Competition Law and Economics. I have also published a book on EU Cartel Law and Economics with Oxford University Press.

I am a former director of the Tilburg Law and Economics Center. I currently serve as Graduate Program Coordinator for Microeconomics at the CentER Graduate School.

Teaching

I currently teach a variety of microeconomics courses at all levels (bachelor, master, PhD). I think I am a demanding but approachable teacher. I strive to treat students as adults who take responsibility for their own education; that is getting harder and harder in a higher education system that piles up bureaucratic requirements and gradually tries to align university education with high school education.

Courses

• Microeconomics 3 (CentER)
• Microeconomics 3, part 2 (CentER)
• Industrial Organization Theory (CentER)
• Seminar Data Science and Society
• Competition Policy and Regulation
• Microeconomics 3, part 1 (CentER)
• Law and Economics (CentER)

Recent publications

1. Can Abuse of a Dominant Position be Tackled more Effectively?

   Argenton, C., van den Boom, J., van Damme, E., Graef, I., & Monti, G. (2023). Can Abuse of a Dominant Position be Tackled more Effectively? Ministerie van Economische Zaken.

2. Litigation and settlement under loss aversion

   Argenton, C., & Wang, X. (2023). Litigation and settlement under loss aversion. European Journal of Law and Economics. Advance online publication.

3. Receiving credit: On delegation and responsibility

   Argenton, C., Potters, J., & Yang, Y. (2023). Receiving credit: On delegation and responsibility. European Economic Review, 158, Article 104522.

4. Towards Market Investigation Tools in Competition Law - The Case of t…

   van den Boom, J., Graef, I., Monti, G., Argenton, C., & van Damme, E. (2023). Towards Market Investigation Tools in Competition Law: The Case of the Netherlands. Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 1-12. Article 1. https://academic.oup.com/jeclap/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jeclap/lpad055/7420314

5. Cournot meets Bayes-Nash - A Discontinuity in Behavior Infinitely Rep…

   Argenton, C., Ivanova-Stenzel, R., & Müller, W. (2022). Cournot meets Bayes-Nash: A Discontinuity in Behavior Infinitely Repeated Duopoly Games. (CentER Discussion Paper; Vol. 2022-003). CentER, Center for Economic Research.