Research
I am interested in industrial organization and political economy with a focus on (social) media, online platforms, and digitization.
Publications:
Selective sharing of news items and the political position of news outlets
(with Julian Freitag and Johannes Münster)
Information Economics and Policy (2021), Vol. 56, 100926. Link to Publication
Detecting coverage bias in user-generated content
(with Johannes Münster)
Journal of Media Economics (2021), Vol. 32:3-4, 99-130. Link to Publication
Incumbency Dominance in Letters to the Editor: Field Experimental Evidence
(with Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt and Johannes Münster)
Political Communication (2019), Vol. 36:3, 337-356. Link to Publication
Quantity restrictions on advertising, commercial media bias, and welfare
(with Johannes Münster)
Journal of Public Economics (2015), Vol. 131, 124-141. Link to Publication
(with Julian Freitag and Johannes Münster)
Information Economics and Policy (2021), Vol. 56, 100926. Link to Publication
Detecting coverage bias in user-generated content
(with Johannes Münster)
Journal of Media Economics (2021), Vol. 32:3-4, 99-130. Link to Publication
Incumbency Dominance in Letters to the Editor: Field Experimental Evidence
(with Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt and Johannes Münster)
Political Communication (2019), Vol. 36:3, 337-356. Link to Publication
Quantity restrictions on advertising, commercial media bias, and welfare
(with Johannes Münster)
Journal of Public Economics (2015), Vol. 131, 124-141. Link to Publication
Working papers:
Advertising and Content Differentiation: Evidence from YouTube
(Reinhard-Selten-Preis 2019, Best Paper Award at the 3rd Doctoral Workshop on the Economics of Digitization 2019,
Nominated for the CESifo Distinguished Affiliate Award, Area Economis of Digitization, 2021)
R&R, The Economic Journal
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Gender stereotypes in user-generated content
(with Valentin Reich)
New version coming soon
Debunking "fake news" on social media: short- and long-term effects of fact checking and media literacy interventions
(with Felix Mindl, Lara Müller, and Johannes Münster)
New version coming soon
Inefficiency and Regulation in Credence Goods Markets with Altruistic Experts
(with Razi Farukh and Jonas Loebbing)
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Competition for Attention on Information Platforms: The case of local news outlets
(with Carmelo Cennamo, Tobias Kretschmer, and Tim Meyer)
New version coming soon
Complementor Reactions to Platform Control – Evidence from the YouTube Partner Program
(with Lena Abou El-Komboz and Johannes Loh)
New version coming soon
(Reinhard-Selten-Preis 2019, Best Paper Award at the 3rd Doctoral Workshop on the Economics of Digitization 2019,
Nominated for the CESifo Distinguished Affiliate Award, Area Economis of Digitization, 2021)
R&R, The Economic Journal
Download
Gender stereotypes in user-generated content
(with Valentin Reich)
New version coming soon
Debunking "fake news" on social media: short- and long-term effects of fact checking and media literacy interventions
(with Felix Mindl, Lara Müller, and Johannes Münster)
New version coming soon
Inefficiency and Regulation in Credence Goods Markets with Altruistic Experts
(with Razi Farukh and Jonas Loebbing)
Download
Competition for Attention on Information Platforms: The case of local news outlets
(with Carmelo Cennamo, Tobias Kretschmer, and Tim Meyer)
New version coming soon
Complementor Reactions to Platform Control – Evidence from the YouTube Partner Program
(with Lena Abou El-Komboz and Johannes Loh)
New version coming soon
Work in progress:
Fact checking and trust in information sources
(with Johannes Münster and Frederik Schwerter)
[Conceptualizing]
Statistical literacy in the news room: Experimental evidence
(with Lara Müller)
[Conceptualizing]
Media Bias, Media Power, and Attitudes to Migration
(with Razi Farukh, Matthias Heinz, and Heiner Schumacher)
[Data collection in progress]
Populism and party positions: Evidence from Twitter
(with Felix Hagemeister and Helmut Rainer)
[Data collection completed]
Mobile Internet and Mental Health
(with Moritz Goldbeck and Valentin Lindlacher)
[Conceptualizing]
(with Johannes Münster and Frederik Schwerter)
[Conceptualizing]
Statistical literacy in the news room: Experimental evidence
(with Lara Müller)
[Conceptualizing]
Media Bias, Media Power, and Attitudes to Migration
(with Razi Farukh, Matthias Heinz, and Heiner Schumacher)
[Data collection in progress]
Populism and party positions: Evidence from Twitter
(with Felix Hagemeister and Helmut Rainer)
[Data collection completed]
Mobile Internet and Mental Health
(with Moritz Goldbeck and Valentin Lindlacher)
[Conceptualizing]
