About
Dr. Torben Stühmeier is a Temporary Lecturer at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) within the Faculty of Business and Economics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. He holds a Dr. rer. pol. in political science from the University of Düsseldorf. His research focuses on regulatory economics, telecommunications policy, and competition economics, with a particular emphasis on industrial organization and microeconomics.
Stühmeier has held diverse academic roles, including Junior Professor of Economics at the University of Münster (2013–2018) and research positions at the European University Institute in Florence (2011–2012). His work addresses topics such as access regulation, advertising strategies in public service broadcasting, and market competition dynamics. He has contributed to journals like the Journal of Regulatory Economics and Telecommunications Policy.
He currently serves as Project Manager for the Bertelsmann Foundation’s initiative on productivity and inclusive growth (since 2018). His interdisciplinary approach bridges economic theory with practical policy analysis, particularly in network industries and digital markets.