Jens Prüfer
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, CentER & TILEC
Research Fields
Industrial Organization, Organizational Economics, Law & Economics, Economics of Network Industries, Political Economy
Contact Information
Tilburg University
Department of Economics
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands
Email: j.prufer {at} uvt.nl
Tel: +31 13 466 3250
Fax: +31 13 466 3042
Room: K 326
Publications
Prüfer, J. and D. Zetland (2010), "An Auction Market for Journal Articles", Public Choice, forthcoming. abstract pdf
Jahn, E. and J. Prüfer (2008), "Interconnection and Competition among Asymmetric Networks in the Internet Backbone Market", Information Economics and Policy, 20, 3, 243-256. abstract pdf
Prüfer, J. and E. Jahn (2007), "Dark Clouds over the Internet?", Telecommunications Policy, 31, 144–154. abstract pdf
Working Papers (see also at SSRN)
"Democracy, Populism, and (Un)bounded Rationality" (with Johannes Binswanger),
abstract, pdf
Previous draft: CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2009-10; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2008-040. pdf
"Semi-Public Contests", CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2009-33; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2008-023. abstract pdf
"Academic Faculty Governance and Recruitment Decisions" (with Uwe Walz), CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2009-49; TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2009-021. abstract pdf
"Competition and Mergers among Nonprofits"
abstract
pdf
Previous draft: CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2007-82; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2007-022. pdf
"Firms, Nonprofits, and Cooperatives: A Theory of Organizational Choice" (with Patrick Herbst), CentER Discussion Paper, No. 2007-07; TILEC Discussion Paper, No. 2007-003. abstract pdf
Work in Progress
“A Theory of Contract Enforcement Institutions I: Courts and Social Networks” (with Scott Masten)
“A Theory of Contract Enforcement Institutions II: Business Associations and Credit Bureaus” (with Scott Masten)
"A Conditio Sine Qua Non: Ambition and its Effects on Economic Development" (with Patricia Prüfer)
“A Governance-Based Model of Nonprofits: Theory and Evidence” (with Lapo Filistrucchi)
Just For Fun
“On Cafeterias, Monopolies, and Potential Solutions”: an essay I wrote for a student magazine applying standard competition theory and organisational economics to the case of university cafeterias pdf
Teaching
In the academic year 2009/10, I teach "Game Theory & Industrial Organization" in the MSc. in Economics program and "Microeconomics" in the BSc in International Business Administration program. More information ...
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Contact:
CentERPO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands