Research and Publications

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Selected published Journal Articles

• Buehler Stefan, Bertini Marco, Halbheer Daniel and Lehmann Donald R. (2020): Carbon Footprinting and Pricing Under Climate Concerns, Journal of Marketing, 1-40.
• Buehler Stefan and Eschenbaum Nicolas (2020): Explaining Escalating Prices and Fines: A Unified Approach. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 171 153-164.
• Buehler Stefan and Boom Anette (2020): Vertical Structure and the Risk of Rent Extraction in the Electricity Industry, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 29 (1). 210-237.
• Buehler Stefan, Halbheer Daniel and Lechner Michael (2017): Payment Evasion, The Journal of Industrial Economics, 65 (4), 804-832.  
  
  
• Buechel Berno and Muehlheusser Gerd (2016): Black sheep or scapegoats? Implementable monitoring policies under unobservable levels of misbehavior, Journal of Legal Studies 45 (2), 331-366.
• Buechel Berno and Klein Jan (2016): Restrictions in spatial competition: The effects on firms and consumers, Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics 33 (1), 157-172.
• Burghardt Dirk and Helm Marco (2015): Firm Growth in the Course of Mergers and Acquisitions, Small Business Economics 44(4), 889-904.
  
  
• Buehler Stefan and Wey Simon (2014): When Do State-Owned Firms Crowd Out Private Investment?, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 14 (3), 319-330.
• Buehler Stefan and Gaertner Dennis (2013): Making Sense of Non-Binding Retail-Price Recommendations, American Economic Review 103(1), 335-359.
• Buehler Stefan and Halbheer Daniel (2012): Persuading Consumers With Social Attitudes, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 84 (1), 439-450.
• Buehler Stefan, Kaiser Christian and Jaeger Franz (2012): The Geographic Determinants of Bankruptcy: Evidence from Switzerland, Small Business Economics 39 (1), 222-251.
• Buehler Stefan and Halbheer Daniel (2011): Selling When Brand Image Matters, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 167 (1), 102-118.
  
  
• Hau Thorsten, Burghardt Dirk and Brenner Walter (2011): Multihoming, Content Delivery Networks, and the Market for Internet Connectivity, Telecommunications Policy 35 (6), 532-542.
  
  
• Buehler Stefan, Burger Anton and Ferstl Robert (2010): The Investment Effects of Price Caps under Imperfect Competition: A Note, Economics Letters 106 (2), 92-94.
• Buehler Stefan and Schmutzler Armin (2008): Intimidating Competitors – Endogenous Vertical Integration and Downstream Investment in Successive Oligopoly, International Journal of Industrial Organization 26 (1), 247-265.
• Buehler Stefan and Haucap Justus (2006): Strategic Outsourcing Revisited, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 61 (3), 325-338.
• Buehler Stefan, Dewenter Ralf and Haucap Justus (2006): Mobile Number Portability in Europe, Telecommunications Policy 30 (7), 385-399.
• Buehler Stefan, Gaertner Dennis and Halbheer Daniel (2006): Deregulating Network Industries: Dealing with Price-Quality Tradeoffs, Journal of Regulatory Economics 30 (1), 99-115.
• Buehler Stefan, Kaiser Christian and Jaeger Franz (2006): Merge or Fail? The Determinants of Mergers and Bankruptcies in Switzerland, 1995-2000, Economics Letters 90 (1), 88-95.
• Buehler Stefan, Kaiser Christian and Jaeger Franz (2005): Competition Policy and Exit Rates: Evidence from Switzerland, Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy 4 (1), 1-30.
• Buehler Stefan (2005): The Promise and Pitfalls of Restructuring Network Industries, German Economic Review 6 (2), 205-228.
• Buehler Stefan and Schmutzler Armin (2005): Asymmetric Vertical Integration, Advances in Theoretical Economics 5 (1), 1-25.
• Buehler Stefan and Haucap Justus (2004): Mobile Number Portability, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 4 (3), 223-238.
• Buehler Stefan, Schmutzler Armin and Benz Men-Andri (2004): Infrastructure Quality in Deregulated Industries: Is There an Underinvestment Problem?, International Journal of Industrial Organization 22 (2), 253-267.

Selected Working Papers

• Bertini Marco, Buehler Stefan and Halbheer Daniel (2020): Pricing and Supply Chain Transparency to Conscientious Consumers, Discussion Paper, 1-30.
  
  
• Eschenbaum Nicolas (2018): Market Size and Entry in the Swiss Grocery Retail Industry. (available on request)
• Eschenbaum Nicolas and Liebert Helge (2018): Dealing With Uncertainty: Seller Reputation in the Online Market for Illegal Drugs. (available on request)
• Buechel Berno and Mechtenberg Lydia (2016): The Swing Voter's Curse in Social Networks. Supplementary Online Material.
  
  
• Buehler Stefan and Burghardt Dirk (2015): Globalization and Vertical Firm Structure: An Empirical Investigation, Department of Economics, Discussion Paper, 1-32.
• Buehler Stefan and Keuschnigg Christian (2014): Corporate Governance, Taxation, and Imperfect Competition. (available on request)
• Buehler Stefan and Boom Anette (2014): Restructuring the Electricity Industry: Vertical Structure and the Risk of Rent Extraction, Department of Economics Working Papers, 1-40.
• Buehler Stefan, Helm Marco and Lechner Michael (2013): Trade Liberalization and Employment Growth: Plant Level Evidence from Switzerland, Discussion Paper, 1-35.
  
  
• Burghardt Dirk (2013): The Impact of Trade Policy on Industry Concentration in Switzerland.