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Matthijs Wildenbeest is a Professor of Economics at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, where he joined in 2022 after teaching at Indiana University. His research centers on industrial organization, applied microeconomics, and applied econometrics, with specialized expertise in consumer search behavior, platform design, pricing algorithms, and vertical market pricing.
Education:
- PhD in Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2007
Professor Wildenbeest's scholarly work investigates how consumers search for differentiated products in digital and physical markets, examining the impact of search costs, algorithmic pricing, and platform structures. His methodological approach combines rigorous econometric analysis with real-world data from e-commerce, automobile, and healthcare markets to model consumer decision-making and market outcomes.
His publication record (2011-2023) reveals consistent contributions to understanding search behavior across diverse contexts, including automobile markets, Medigap insurance, and e-commerce platforms. Key themes address how search costs shape price dispersion, how firm prominence affects consumer choices, and how pricing algorithms influence platform competition, appearing in premier journals like Econometrica and Review of Economic Studies.
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