CV Andreas Polk Personal information Current affiliations since 2008 since 2011 since 2011 Past affiliations Prof. Dr. Andreas Polk Professor of Economics Department of Business and Economics Berlin School of Economics and Law Phone: +49 30 30877 1162 Mail: polk@hwr-berlin.de Web: http://www.hwr-berlin.de/en/prof/andreas-polk Postal address: Badensche Str. 50-51 10825 Berlin Germany Professor of Economics, Berlin School of Economics and Law. Member or deputy member of the Academic Senate, Berlin School of Economics and Law. Regular member of expert panels for the re-accreditation of higher education institutions in Croatia. 2012-2016 Course director of the study programme Economics, Berlin School of Economics and Law. 2013-2015 Member of the Faculty Council, Berlin School of Economics and Law. Academic and professional career Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office, Germany), focus on energy policy and the economic foundations of competition policy. Obtained doctorate at the University of Zurich on the topic The Economics of Lobbying and Special Interest Groups. Assistant to the Chair for Microeconomics, Industrial Organisation, and Environmental Economics at the University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Schmutzler). Assistant to the Chair for Economic Theory at the University of Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. Faber). Studied Economics at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Duisburg. 1
Main research interests Market analysis, competition policy and regulation Political economy (lobbying) Applied microeconomics and game theory Working papers & work in progress Lobbyismus in Deutschland aus politökonomischer Sicht. The role of umbrella pricing in private litigation. (with J. Franck, & K. Hüschelrath; ZEW & U Mannheim) Regulation in the water industry. (with M. Hellwig; ZEW Mannheim) A comparison of competition policy in Slowenia and Germany. (with A. Primec; U Maribor) Journal publications (peer-reviewed) Journal publications (others) Polk, A., Schmutzler, A. and Müller, A. (2014), Lobbying and the power of multinational firms, European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 36, 209-227. Bilotkach, V. and Polk, A (2013), Market Power of Airports: A Case Study for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, Vol. 14, No. 4, 320-338. Polk, A. and Bilotkach, V. (2013), The Assessment of Market Power of Hub Airports, Transport Policy, Vol. 29, 29-37. Polk, A. and Schmutzler, A. (2005), Lobbying against environmental regulation vs. lobbying for loopholes, European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 21, No. 4, 915-931. Polk, A. (2000), Multilaterale Abkommen für Direktinvestitionen Eine Kritik am MAI aus industrieökonomischer Sicht, Aussenwirtschaft, 55(4), 527-547. Frübing, S. and Polk, A. (2016), Product Differentiation, Leniency Programs and Cartel Stability, BIIBS Working Paper No. 3, Berlin School of Economics and Law. Polk, A. (2016), Krisen- und Chancenmanagement. Erkenntnisse der Spieltheorie in: Krise und Sanierung von Projektfinanzierung, eds: Böttcher, J. and Wiebusch, A., de Gruyter Oldenbourg. Polk, A. (2016), Doping im Radsport aus spieltheoretischer Sicht, 2
WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, 6/2016, Vol. 45, 311-316. Polk, A. (2015), The Bundeskartellamt blocks a merger between two food retailers with a strong position in different regional German markets as it would impede effective competition in the food retail market (Edeka and Kaisers Tengelmann), Bulletin e-competitions, March 2015, Art. N 74231. [also published in: April 2015, e- Competitions Bulletin Market definition in mergers, Art. N 78596] Polk, A. (2015), Good Governance bei Fusionskontrollen, wisu - Das Wirtschaftsstudium, 3/2015, 314-321. Polk, A. (2014), The Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf overrules decision of the Bundeskartellamt to free merger under remedies between two cable operators (Liberty Global / KabelBW), Bulletin e-competitions, February 2014, Art. N 63668. Polk, A. (2012), Ein Lob des Lobbyismus, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, 11/2012, 36-38. Polk, A. (2011), Lobbying: Public Interest and Private Conduct, CESifo DICE Report, 1/2011 (Spring), 3-7. Polk, A. (2010), The economic market power of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: A Rejoinder, published online at www.airneth.nl. Müller, J., Bilotkach, V., Fichert, F., Niemeier H.M., Pels, E. and Polk, A. (2010), The economic market power of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Study commissioned by the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa), April 2010. Windeck, C. and Polk A. (2010), Strafzettel XXXL. Die Milliardenstrafe der EU gegen Intel, c t magazin für computer technik, 2/2010, 152-156. Polk, A., Rasek, A. and Thiele, G. (2006), Konglomerate Zusammenschlüsse in der Fusionskontrolle - Bestandsaufnahme und Ausblick, Diskussionspapier des Bundeskartellamtes zur Professorentagung, 2006. Polk, A. and Schmutzler, A. (2000), Game-Theoretic Models of Regional Competition for Plant Locations, in: Roy, Schulz (Hrsg), Theory of Regional Competition, Nomos-Verlag, Baden-Baden, 2000. 3
Referee Economics E-Journal, Journal of Air Transport Management, Research in Transportation Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Transport Policy. Conferences 2016 GLEA, Budapest VfS, Ausschuss Institutionenökonomik MaCCI, ZEW Mannheim 2015 CIEM Workshop on Energy Market Regulation, Hanoi 2013 7th Workshop on Political Economy, Dresden ATRS, Bergamo Verein für Socialpolitik, Düsseldorf 2011 MaCCI, ZEW Mannheim 2010 ATRS, Porto GARS Workshop, Bremen 2000 EARIE, Lausanne Invited talks 2015 CIEM Workshop Energy Market Regulation, Hanoi GIZ Berlin 2014 GIZ Berlin 2013 Youth-Future-Conference, Bonn 2013 7th Workshop on Political Economy, Dresden 2006 University of Bonn European Academy, Berlin 2005 University of Maastricht Appearances Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Spiegel online, Tagesspiegel, Manager Magazin online, Euro Magazin, Immobilien Airports, Vietnam News, bizhub, bizlive.vn, Sr2 Kulturradio (radio interview), Kölncampus (radio interview). Teaching Markets, competition and regulation Microeconomics Applied micro and game theory Pricing techniques Managerial economics and strategic management International Business Environment Political economics analysis of lobbying 4
Guest professorships Professional Affiliations The economic analysis of mergers & acquisitions 2014, 2015, 2016 Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam 2013 Ramkhamhaeng University Bangkok, Thailand 2010 University of Kobe, Japan Ausschuss für Wirtschaftssysteme und Institutionenökonomik, VfS European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) European Economic Association (EEA) German Law and Economics Association (GLEA) German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik) February 16, 2017 5