Volker Nocke

Volker Nocke is a Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, holding the Chair in Microeconomics. He has previously held full-time faculty positions at UCLA, Oxford, and the University of Pennsylvania. His current research focuses on Industrial Organization, International Trade, and Competition Policy, with particular emphasis on horizontal and vertical mergers, antitrust economics, and market regulation.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. from the London School of Economics
  • Diplom-Volkswirt from the University of Bonn
• Research Interests:
  • Industrial Organization
  • International Trade
  • Game Theory
  • Merger Analysis
  • Antitrust Policy

Publication Trends: His recent work includes theoretical and empirical studies on merger remedies, monopsony power, and consumer search behavior, published in leading journals like the American Economic Review, Econometrica, and the Journal of Political Economy. The keywords span Industrial Organization, Market Regulation, and Game Theory, with subfields including Oligopoly, Strategic Complementarities, and Merger Policy Simulation.

Scientific Honors:

• 2024 AdC Competition Policy Award
• 2024 Robert F. Lanzilotti Prize
• Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society (2021)
• Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
• Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Advisory Roles: He will join the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Industrial Organization in 2025 and served as Program Chair for the 2023 Econometric Society Winter Meeting. He currently leads the DFG-funded CRC TR 224 "Economic Perspectives on Societal Challenges" (2022-2025).