Prof. Dr. Joel Stiebale

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

Gebäude 24.31, Raum 01.33
Tel.: +49 211 81-14516
e-mail

Educational Background
02/2010	PhD in Economics (Dr. rer. oec.), Ruhr-University Bochum
12/2005-02/2010	Doctoral studies in Economics, Ruhr-University Bochum and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI)
10/2000-11/2005	MSc in Economics (Dipl. Volkswirt), University of Heidelberg, Germany
08/2003-06/2004	Visiting Student, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA

Positions
since 10/2014	Professor (Empirical Industrial Organization), Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf
08/2011-09/2014	Assistant Professor (Industrial Economics), University of Nottingham, UK
03/2010-07/2011	Postdoctoral Researcher, Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI), Essen, Germany
12/2005-02/2010	Researcher and doctoral candidate, Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI), Essen, Germany

Representative Publications
“Rising Markups and the Role of Consumer Preferences”, with H. Döpper, A. MacKay and N. Miller. Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming. “The unintended impact of R&D tax credits on innovative search”, with B. Balsmeier, L. Fleming and M. Kurakina. Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming. “Mergers and market power: evidence from rivals’ responses in European markets”, with F. Szücs, RAND Journal of Economics, 2022, 53, 678-702. “Acquisitions, Markups, Efficiency and Product Quality: Evidence from India”, with D. Vencappa, Journal of International Economics, 2018, 112, 70-87. “Cross-border M&A and Innovative Activity of Acquiring and Target Firms”, Journal of International Economics, 2016, 99, 1-15. “Import Competition and Vertical Integration: Evidence from India”, with D. Vencappa, Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 155, 102790. “Labour Market Reform and Product Innovation”, with M. Garcia-Vega and R. Kneller, Research Policy, 2021, 50 (5), 104123. “The Impact of Private Equity on Firms’ Patenting Activity”, with K. Amess and M. Wright, European Economic Review, 2016, 86, 147-160.

Representative Publications

“Rising Markups and the Role of Consumer Preferences”, with H. Döpper, A. MacKay and N. Miller. Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming.
“The unintended impact of R&D tax credits on innovative search”, with B. Balsmeier, L. Fleming and M. Kurakina. Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming.
“Mergers and market power: evidence from rivals’ responses in European markets”, with F. Szücs, RAND Journal of Economics, 2022, 53, 678-702.
“Acquisitions, Markups, Efficiency and Product Quality: Evidence from India”, with D. Vencappa, Journal of International Economics, 2018, 112, 70-87.
“Cross-border M&A and Innovative Activity of Acquiring and Target Firms”, Journal of International Economics, 2016, 99, 1-15.
“Import Competition and Vertical Integration: Evidence from India”, with D. Vencappa, Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 155, 102790.
“Labour Market Reform and Product Innovation”, with M. Garcia-Vega and R. Kneller, Research Policy, 2021, 50 (5), 104123.
“The Impact of Private Equity on Firms’ Patenting Activity”, with K. Amess and M. Wright, European Economic Review, 2016, 86, 147-160.

Recent Research
“Gains from Patent Protection: Innovation, Market Power and Cost Savings in India” with A. Gupta “Foreign Direct Investment, Prices and Productivity”, with N. Ali. R&R, Journal of International Economics “Robots and the rise of European superstar firms”, with J. Südekum and N. Woessner. Revision requested, International Journal of Industrial Organization. "Non-Price Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions", with J. Haucap. "Horizontal Mergers and Market Power in India", with N. Ali. "Patent Protection, Market Power and Innovation: Did India Gain from TRIPS?", with A. Gupta.

Recent Research

“Gains from Patent Protection: Innovation, Market Power and Cost Savings in India” with A. Gupta
“Foreign Direct Investment, Prices and Productivity”, with N. Ali. R&R, Journal of International Economics
“Robots and the rise of European superstar firms”, with J. Südekum and N. Woessner. Revision requested, International Journal of Industrial Organization.
"Non-Price Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions", with J. Haucap.
"Horizontal Mergers and Market Power in India", with N. Ali.
"Patent Protection, Market Power and Innovation: Did India Gain from TRIPS?", with A. Gupta.

Teaching and Research Interests
Industrial Organization International Trade and Multinational Firms Economics of Innovation Applied Microeconometrics Firms in Developing Countries

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