Personal profile
Research interests
Ulrich Laitenberger conducts empirical research at the intersection of economics and information systems. His research interests include studying how digital markets and platforms operate and how competition between and on them takes place. Examples of topics include the potential biases in recommendation systems, online labor platforms, and reputation mechanisms. He has published papers on these topics in journals such as the Management Information Systems Quarterly, Quantitative Marketing and Economics, and Marketing Science. In addition to his current work, he has also conducted research on competition policy, and published papers in journals such as the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics and the Journal of Industrial Economics.
Current courses
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Career
Main appointments
- Since 2023: Associate Professor of Information Systems, Tilburg University
- 2022-2023: Full Professor of Platform and Data Economics, Telecom Paris, France
- 2017-2022: Associate Professor of Platform and Data Economics, Telecom Paris, France
- 2016-2017: Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of Mannheim, Germany
- 2011-2017: Researcher and Policy Consultant at ZEW Mannheim, Germany
Other appointments:
- since 2023: Visiting Professor at Telecom Paris, France
- since 2023: Research Affiliate, Economics of Digitization, Cesifo, Germany
- since 2021: Member of the Expert Group of the Observatory of the Platform Economy, European Commission
- since 2017: Research Associate at ZEW Mannheim, Germany
PhD supervision
- Chiara Belletti, Telecom Paris, May 24, 2024. Postdoc at ISTO, LMU Munich, Germany.
- Raphaela Andres, Telecom Paris, May 27, 2024. Postdoc at ZEW Mannheim, Germany
- Francisco Magalhaes Barros (with Marc Bourreau), Telecom Paris, December 2024 (expected). Policy Advisor at French Telecom Regulator (ARCEP), France.
- Ehsan Sabzizadeh, Tilburg University, starting September 2024.
Teaching
- Advanced Data Management (320102-M-6)
- Data Science Skills (Fall) (325234-M-3)
- Data Science Skills (Spring) (325235-M-3)
- Information Management for IBA (30J303-B-6)
- Intervention Based Research Methods (230428-M-3)
Education/Academic qualification
Habilitation to direct research (HD), Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
Award Date: 23 Oct 2019
PhD, PhD in Business Economics, KU Leuven
Award Date: 5 Nov 2015
External positions
Economic advise (Stichting Hotel Claims Alliance)
1 Jan 2026 → …
Research Associate (ZEW - Leibniz-Centre for European Economic Research)
1 May 2017 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Vertical integration of platforms and product prominence
Cure, M., Hunold, M., Kesler, R., Laitenberger, U. & Larrieu, T., Dec 2022, In: QME-Quantitative Marketing and Economics. 20, p. 353-395Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Unemployment and online labor: Evidence from microtasking
Laitenberger, U., Viete, S., Slivko, O., Kummer, M. E., Borchert, K. & Hirth, M., Jun 2023, In: MIS Quarterly. 47, 2, p. 771-802Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Rankings of online travel agents, channel pricing, and consumer protection
Hunold, M., Kesler, R. & Laitenberger, U., 2020, In: Marketing Science. 39, 1, p. 92-116Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Evaluation of best price clauses in online hotel bookings
Hunold, M., Kesler, R., Laitenberger, U. & Schlütter, F., 2018, In: International Journal of Industrial Organization. 61, p. 542-571Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Charting a way forward for the use of data science in competition enforcement and platform regulation
Graef, I., Laitenberger, U. & Prüfer, J., 2025, In: European Competition Journal. 21, 2, p. 294-316 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Active
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AI Deployment Journey in Healthcare: Governance, Design, and Adoption
Ou, C. (Principal Investigator), Jacobs, M. (CoPI), Heising, L. (Co-Investigator), van Oijen, A. (Co-Investigator), Ong, S. (CoPI), Šafář, M. (CoPI), Saygili, G. (Co-Investigator), Weggelaar, A. M. (CoPI), de Bont, A. (CoPI), Ossewaarde, R. (Co-Investigator), Wang, G. (Co-Investigator), Zegveld, C. (Co-Investigator), Meyers, G. (Co-Investigator), Vuorre, M. (Co-Investigator), Kia, S. M. (Co-Investigator) & Laitenberger, U. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/24 → 1/01/28
Project: Research project