This dissertation was written by Johannes Pfeiffer while he was working with the ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in November 2016 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the department of economics of the University Regensburg in December 2016. The thesis studies unintended...

Kontinuierliche Verbesserungsprozesse (KVP) bilden ein Kerninstrument des Lean-Production-Management und Ganzheitlicher Produktionssystemen, welches die aktive Beteiligung aller Beschäftigter an der Verbesserung von Prozessqualität und Produktivität intendiert – auch...

In this dissertation auction formats are developed and discussed that focus on three specific economic environments. Regarding the impossibility results from mechanism design, the main task for the implementation of auction designs is to balance allocative efficiency and incentive compatibility...