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What drives the relevance and reputation of economics journals? : an update from a survey among economists

Haucap, Justus; Muck, Johannes - 2013

This is paper analyses the interrelationship between perceived journal relevance and reputation. Based on a survey of 705 members of the German Economic Association, we find a strong interrelationship between journal reputation and relevance where a journal's perceived relevance has a stronger...

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The happiness of economists : estimating the causal effect of studying economics on subjective well-being

Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - 2014

This is the first paper that studies the causal effect of studying economics on subjective well being. Based on a … survey among 918 students of economics and other social sciences, we estimate the effects of studying in the different fields … methods developed in labor and conflict economics. We find a positive relationship between the study of economics and …

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Competition and antitrust in internet markets

Haucap, Justus; Stühmeier, Torben - 2015

This paper summarizes the peculiarities of online markets and discusses recent antitrust cases related to online markets. Following a brief description of the online markets' characteristics and potential tendencies for concentration the paper first discusses the antitrust allegations and...

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Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay : is the internet driving competition or market monopolization?

Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - 2013

This paper discusses the general characteristics of online markets from a competition theory perspective and the implications for competition policy. Three important Internet markets are analyzed in more detail: search engines, online auction platforms, and social networks. Given the high level...

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The sociology of cartels

Haucap, Justus; Heldman, Christina - 2022

Traditional economic theory of collusion assumed that cartels are inherently unstable, and yet some manage to operate for years or even decades. While the literature has presented several determinants of cartel stability, the vast majority focuses on firms as entities, even though cartels are...

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Price dispersion and station heterogeneity on German retail gasoline markets

Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich; Siekmann, Manuel - 2015

Price levels and movements on gasoline and diesel markets are heavily debated among consumers, policy-makers, and competition authorities alike. In this paper, we empirically investigate how and why price levels differ across gasoline stations in Germany, using eight months of data from a novel...

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Publication performance vs. influence : on the questionable value of quality weighted publication rankings

Haucap, Justus; Thomas, Tobias; Wohlrabe, Klaus - 2017

ratings is seen as highly reputational for the scientist. This contribution provides evidence that, at least in economics …

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