Kai Fischer, MSc

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

Building 24.31 Room 01.05

tel: +49 211 - 81 10231

Educational Background
09/2023-02/2024	Research Stay, KU Leuven
10/2020-08/2023	M.Sc. Economics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
10/2017-05/2020	B.Sc. Economics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
09/2019-12/2019	Study Abroad, Trinity College Dublin

Positions
since 10/2020	Doctoral Researcher, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
11/2017-09/2020	Student Assistant, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
10/2018-09/2019	Tutor, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf

Representative Publications
Fischer, Kai, Reade, J. James & Schmal, W. Benedikt, What Cannot be Cured Must be Endured: The Long-Lasting Effect of a COVID-19 Infection on Workplace Productivity, Labour Economics 79 (2022), 102281. Fischer, Kai, Thinning out Spectators: Did Football Matches Contribute to the Second COVID-19 Wave in Germany?, German Economic Review 23 (2022), 595-640. Fischer, Kai & Haucap, Justus, COVID-19, Home Advantage in Professional Soccer, and Betting Market Efficiency, Kyklos, 75 (2022), 294-316. Fischer, Kai & Haucap, Justus, Does Crowd Support Drive the Home Advantage in Professional Soccer? Evidence from German Ghost Games during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of Sports Economics, 22 (2021), 982-1008.

Representative Publications

Recent Research
Fischer, Kai, Alcohol Prohibition and Pricing at the Pump, DICE Discussion Paper No. 386, conditionally accepted at Journal of Industrial Economics. Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, The Heterogeneous Effect of Entry on Prices, DICE Discussion Paper No. 404. Fischer, Kai, Deciding to Leave: The Brexit, Foreign Worker Withdrawal, and Health Care Quality. Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, Demand Cycles, Traffic Flows and Regulation of Retail Gasoline Markets.

Recent Research

Fischer, Kai, Alcohol Prohibition and Pricing at the Pump, DICE Discussion Paper No. 386, conditionally accepted at Journal of Industrial Economics.
Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, The Heterogeneous Effect of Entry on Prices, DICE Discussion Paper No. 404.
Fischer, Kai, Deciding to Leave: The Brexit, Foreign Worker Withdrawal, and Health Care Quality.
Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, Demand Cycles, Traffic Flows and Regulation of Retail Gasoline Markets.

Teaching and Research Interests
Empirical Industrial Organization Applied Microeonomics

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