apl. Prof. Dr. Tobias Wenzel

Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Germany

Building 24.31, Room 01.02
Tel.: +49 211 81- 10253
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Educational Background
2005 - 2008	Doctoral Studies, TU Dortmund and Ruhr Graduate School in Economics
2001 - 2005	Studies in Economics, University of Mannheim and University of Lausanne

Positions
since 01/2024	Adjunct Professor for Economics, Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics
since 10/2022	Lecturer in Economics, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics
10/2020-09/2022	Researcher, ZEW Mannheim, Research Department Digital Economy
09/2018-08/2022	Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
04/2015-08/2018	Senior Lecturer, University of Bath
07/2010-03/2015	Assistant Professor, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich Heine University
2008-2010	Post-Doctoral Reseacher, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Representative Publications
Rasch, Alexander, Miriam Thoene and Tobias Wenzel (2020): "Drip pricing and its regulation: Experimental evidence", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 176, 353-370. Gu, Yiquian and Tobias Wenzel (2020): "Curbing obfuscation: Empower consumers or regulate firms" , International Journal of Industrial Organization, 70, Article 102582. Dertwinkel-Kalt, Markus, Katrin Köhler, Mirjam Lange and Tobias Wenzel (2017): "Demand shifts due to salience effects: Experimental evidence" , Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(3), 626-653. Gu, Yiquan and Tobias Wenzel (2014): "Strategic obfuscation and consumer protection policy" (mit Yiquan Gu), Journal of Industrial Economics, 62(4), 632-660. Gu, Yiquan and Tobias Wenzel (2009): "A note on the excess entry theorem in spatial models with elastic demand", International Journal of Industrial Organization, 27(5), 567-571.

Representative Publications

Rasch, Alexander, Miriam Thoene and Tobias Wenzel (2020): "Drip pricing and its regulation: Experimental evidence", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 176, 353-370.
Gu, Yiquian and Tobias Wenzel (2020): "Curbing obfuscation: Empower consumers or regulate firms" , International Journal of Industrial Organization, 70, Article 102582.
Dertwinkel-Kalt, Markus, Katrin Köhler, Mirjam Lange and Tobias Wenzel (2017): "Demand shifts due to salience effects: Experimental evidence" , Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(3), 626-653.
Gu, Yiquan and Tobias Wenzel (2014): "Strategic obfuscation and consumer protection policy" (mit Yiquan Gu), Journal of Industrial Economics, 62(4), 632-660.
Gu, Yiquan and Tobias Wenzel (2009): "A note on the excess entry theorem in spatial models with elastic demand", International Journal of Industrial Organization, 27(5), 567-571.

Teaching and Research Interests
Tobias Wenzel is a lecturer in Mathematics for Economists at the Faculty of Economics at HHU. Previously, he was Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and the University of Bath as well as Junior Professor at HHU and DICE. He studied economics at the University of Mannheim and completed his doctorate at TU Dortmund University. His research interests lie in the field of applied microeconomics and industrial economics.

Teaching and Research Interests

Tobias Wenzel is a lecturer in Mathematics for Economists at the Faculty of Economics at HHU. Previously, he was Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and the University of Bath as well as Junior Professor at HHU and DICE. He studied economics at the University of Mannheim and completed his doctorate at TU Dortmund University. His research interests lie in the field of applied microeconomics and industrial economics.

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