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, Alcohol Prohibition and Pricing at the Pump, Journal of Industrial Economics 72 (2024), 548-597. Fischer, Kai & Schmal, W. Benedikt, Pricing in Response to New Information: The Case of Betting Markets, Economic Inquiry, forthcoming. 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

Fischer, Kai, Alcohol Prohibition and Pricing at the Pump, Journal of Industrial Economics 72 (2024), 548-597.
Fischer, Kai & Schmal, W. Benedikt, Pricing in Response to New Information: The Case of Betting Markets, Economic Inquiry, forthcoming.
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.

Recent Research
Fischer, Kai, Industrial Policy in Declining Industries: Evidence from German Coal Mines, Job Market Paper. Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, Indirect Taxation in Consumer Search Markets: The Case of Retail Fuel. Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, The Heterogeneous Effect of Entry on Prices, conditionally accepted at the Journal of the European Economic Association, CESifo Working Paper No. 10566. Fischer, Kai, Skilled Labour Migration and Firm Performance: Evidence from English Hospitals and Brexit, CESifo Working Paper No. 10747.

Recent Research

Fischer, Kai, Industrial Policy in Declining Industries: Evidence from German Coal Mines, Job Market Paper.
Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, Indirect Taxation in Consumer Search Markets: The Case of Retail Fuel.
Fischer, Kai, Martin, Simon & Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp, The Heterogeneous Effect of Entry on Prices, conditionally accepted at the Journal of the European Economic Association, CESifo Working Paper No. 10566.
Fischer, Kai, Skilled Labour Migration and Firm Performance: Evidence from English Hospitals and Brexit, CESifo Working Paper No. 10747.

Teaching and Research Interests
Empirical Industrial Organization Applied Microeonomics

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