Johannes Schneider

Johannes Schneider is a Professor of Economics at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Department of Economics, specializing in microeconomic theory with applications to innovation, organizational behavior, and legal frameworks. His research examines strategic information use, incentive structures, and decision-making under constraints across diverse economic contexts.

His core research interests include Microeconomic Theory, Innovation & Research, Law & Economics, Organizational Economics, and Industrial Organization. Schneider investigates how information asymmetries shape outcomes in scientific knowledge production, organizational conflict resolution, and legal dispute mechanisms, employing rigorous game-theoretic modeling to derive practical insights for real-world economic systems.

Recent publications in top journals like Econometrica and the Journal of the European Economic Association reveal consistent themes: strategic information management in innovation processes, conflict dynamics within organizations, and the interplay between verifiable and non-verifiable information in legal-economic contexts. His work demonstrates how theoretical frameworks explain phenomena ranging from scientific progress to standard-setting organization coordination.

Scientific Awards:

• IJIO Best Paper Award (Best Theoretical Paper 2021) for "Persuading to Participate: Coordination on a Standard"

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