Johan N.M. Lagerlöf

Johan N.M. Lagerlöf serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in industrial organization, political economy, and microeconomic theory with applications in game theory and contract theory. He teaches master's-level courses including industrial organization, contract theory, and Micro III (game theory).

Education:

• PhD, Stockholm School of Economics (1998)

His research investigates strategic market interactions through rigorous game-theoretic modeling, focusing on welfare implications of information structures, pricing strategies, and market design. Key contributions examine consumer privacy in digital markets, insurance market dynamics, and contest mechanisms, consistently bridging theoretical microeconomics with real-world policy relevance.

Publications from 2017-2024 reveal sustained emphasis on information asymmetry and strategic behavior across industrial organization contexts. Core themes include welfare effects of anonymous shopping, Bertrand competition under uncertainty, and hybrid contest designs, demonstrating methodological coherence in applying microeconomic theory to diverse market settings.

He actively supervises students in industrial organization and political economy while maintaining significant peer-review contributions to leading journals including Journal of Economic Theory, International Economic Review, and Journal of Public Economics, reflecting his standing in the economics research community.