Essays in industrial organization and behavioral economics [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Fabian Herweg

Essays in Industrial Organizationand Behavioral EconomicsInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktorsder Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftswissenschaftendurch dieRechts- und Staatswissenschaftliche Fakulta¨tder Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universita¨tBonnvorgelegt vonFabian Herwegaus Koln¨Bonn 2009II Dissertation of Fabian HerwegDekan: Prof. Dr. Christian HillgruberErstreferent: Prof. Paul Heidhues, Ph.D.Zweitreferent: Prof. Dr. Urs SchweizerTag der mu¨ndlichen Pru¨fung: 04.11.2009Diese Dissertation ist auf dem Hochschulschriftenserver der ULB Bonn(http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/diss online) elektronisch publiziert.f¨or de Mamm, de Papp un de Groß....IV Dissertation of Fabian HerwegAcknowledgementsIn preparing this thesis I received support from many people to whom I am grateful.First and foremost, I want to thank Paul Heidhues who has been a great supervisor.He provided very detailed and constructive comments to all four chapters of my thesis.Secondly, I want to thank Urs Schweizer for acting as a refereeon my thesis committeeand for many helpful comments.Moreover, I am particularly grateful to Daniel Mu¨ller. He has not only been agood friend, our joint research has been a fruitful, usually fun, and inspiring activity.Chapters I and II of this thesis are achievements of this cooperation.