Stephan Lauermann

Stephan Lauermann serves as Professor of Economics at the University of Bonn's Department of Microeconomics, holding a Cluster position as Principal Investigator since 2019. His academic journey includes Assistant Professorship at the University of Michigan and Visiting Professorships at Yale's Cowles Foundation and Northwestern University.

Research expertise spans Theoretical Economics and Political Economy, with concentrated focus on

• Auction theory (common-value auctions, bidder recruitment)
• Matching theory (search frictions, stable assignments)
• Political economy (information aggregation, voting systems)
• Bargaining and search models

His 15 most recent publications reveal consistent high-impact output in top journals like Econometrica and American Economic Review, demonstrating methodological rigor in game-theoretic modeling. Key thematic trends include the interplay between information asymmetry and market design, with growing emphasis on political economy applications since 2020.

Editorial leadership includes

• Associate Editor at Econometrica
• Associate Editor at Theoretical Economics
• Editorial Board Member at Review of Economic Studies

As Principal Investigator in Bonn's research Cluster, Lauermann leads collaborative projects on market design and political economy, though specific grant details and advising activities remain unreported in available materials.