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

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? Tilburg University. https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/8d07509f-602a-49b5-b0f3-974644563fb0/file

2. Litigation and settlement under loss aversion

   Argenton, C., & Wang, X. (2023). Litigation and settlement under loss aversion. European Journal of Law and Economics, 56(2), 369-402.

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, 14(8), 553-564.

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.