Reinhold Kesler
Assistant Professor of Economics
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and affiliated with the ZEW Mannheim. In addition, I am part of the Digital Economy Network. I hold a PhD in Management & Economics from the University of Zurich.
My research agenda involves studying the power of digital platforms and the value of user data by means of innovative data collection and state-of-the-art empirical methods. Besides publications in renowned journals, my research also achieved great resonance among policymakers and in the media.
You can download my CV here.
Interests
- Digitization
- Competition Policy & Regulation
- Marketing & Innovation
Education
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PhD in Management & Economics, 2019
University of Zurich
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MSc in Economics, 2015
University of Mannheim
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BSc in Economics, 2013
University of Mannheim
Publications
(2025).
The Interplay Between Product Variety and Customer Retention: Theory and Evidence.
Management Science, Forthcoming.
(2022).
Vertical Integration of Platforms and Product Prominence.
Quantitative Marketing and Economics, 20, 353-395.
(2022).
Let the User Speak: Is Feedback on Facebook a Source of Firms' Innovation?.
Information Economics and Policy, 60:100991.
(2021).
Big Tech Acquisitions - Towards Empirical Evidence.
Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 12(6):471–478.
(2020).
Competition and Privacy in Online Markets: Evidence from the Mobile App Industry.
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1), 20978.
(2020).
Rankings of Online Travel Agents, Channel Pricing, and Consumer Protection.
Marketing Science, 39(1):92-116.
(2018).
Evaluation of Best Price Clauses in Online Hotel Bookings.
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 61:542-571.
Working Papers
(2023).
Competitors' Reactions to Big Tech Acquisitions: Evidence from Mobile Apps.
DIW Discussion Papers 1987.
(2023).
GDPR and the Lost Generation of Innovative Apps.
NBER Working Paper 30028.