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Ulrich Laitenberger is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Tilburg University (since 2023) and holds visiting/adjunct roles at Telecom Paris (France) and CESifo (Germany). He previously served as Full Professor (2022-2023) and Associate Professor (2017-2022) at Telecom Paris. His academic career includes postdoctoral research at the University of Mannheim (2016-2017) and policy consultancy roles with ZEW Mannheim (2011-2017).
Education: PhD in Business Economics (KU Leuven, 2015), Habilitation to Direct Research (Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, 2019). Research focuses on digital markets, platform competition, and online labor dynamics. Current projects include AI governance in healthcare and platform regulation policy advising for the EU Commission.
Research interests span empirical studies of recommendation systems, online labor platforms (e.g., microtasking), and competition policy. Notable work includes analyses of meta-search platforms' bias, hotel booking algorithms, and best price clause efficacy. His work bridges economics and information systems, with publications in journals like Marketing Science and MIS Quarterly.
Teaching includes data management, data science, and research methods. Supervised PhD students now hold postdoc positions at LMU Munich, ZEW, and policy roles at French telecom regulators. Received the 2019 Best Paper Award for work on online travel agent rankings.
Engaged in policy advisory roles including EU Platform Economy Observatory Expert Group (since 2021), CESifo's Digitization Research Network, and ZEW's Digital Economy Department. Co-leads the Paris Digital Economy seminar series and the AI in Healthcare Governance project (2024-2028).
