Jens Foerderer

Jens Foerderer is a Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Management, holding the Professorship for Innovation and Digitalization. His research focuses on the economics of information systems, competition in digital markets, and quantifying the business value of digital technologies.

• University of Mannheim - B.Sc. (2011), M.Sc. (2013), Ph.D. (2017)
• Visiting Research Fellow, University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute (2023)

Key research areas include:

• Digital transformation metrics and measurement frameworks
• Competition dynamics in platform ecosystems
• Web scraping and data-driven analysis of digital markets
• Econometric methods for causal inference in digital contexts
• Enterprise software platform governance
• Impact of platform owner strategies on innovation

Recent publications analyze:

• Causal effects of platform governance in digital ecosystems
• Competitive interactions in platform markets
• Timing dynamics in data breach disclosures
• Knowledge boundaries in enterprise software development
• Platform award mechanisms and their innovation impacts