Dr. Jan Thomas Schäfer

Funktionen:

• Externer Projektmitarbeiter
• Ehemaliger wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Telefon & Telefax:

0641 / 9922051 (Sekr.)

 

E-Mail:

jan.t.schaefer

 

Soziale Netzwerke:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-t-schaefer

 

Anschrift:

Licher Straße 62
35394 Giessen

 

SUMMARY

Former Research Associate at the Chair for Industrial Organization, Regulation and Antitrust with a focus on empirical economic analysis. Experienced in data collection through web scraping and econometric evaluation. Research interests include Empirical Industrial Organization, Transport Economics, and the Economics of Regulation and Competition Policy. Proven ability to bridge academic research and practical application through industry cooperation and consulting engagements.

 

EDUCATION

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• 2015 - 2025: PhD in Economics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Thesis title: Essays on the Industrial Organization of Transport, Retail and Health Markets.

• 2012 - 2014: M.A. in Economics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.

• 2012 - 2014: Master in Economics, Samara State University of Economics, Russia. Double Degree Program.

• 2008 - 2012: B.A. in Economics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.

 

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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• 2015 - 2025: Research Associate, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Chair for Industrial Organization, Regulation and Antitrust.

  • Projects:

    • Economic effects of fixed drug prices in Germany. Research project in cooperation with the Pharmacists Association Westphalia-Lippe e.V., Münster, Germany.

    • Evaluation of the German fixed book price agreement. Research project in cooperation with the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, Frankfurt, Germany.

    • Financing and performance of the European railway sector. Research project in cooperation with Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin, Germany.

• 2016 - Present: Consultant, Self-employed.

  • Economic expert advice on regulatory economics, cartel damage estimation. Preparation of reports and studies to companies, authorities and courts.

• 2011 - 2015: Student Research Assistant, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Chair for Industrial Organization, Regulation and Antitrust

• 2011: Intern, Monopolies Commission, Bonn, Germany.

 

GRANTS

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• 2017 - 2019: Teaching grant for innovative teaching, Justus Liebig University, Giessen.

• 2018: Travel grant for EARIE 2018, Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS).

• 2017: Erasmus+ teaching mobility grant for teaching at the University of Lodz, Poland.

• 2013: Promos scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

RESEARCH

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• Publications

  • Upstream vs. downstream grants — The role of public contributions in improving railway efficiency in Europe. Schäfer, J. T. (2026). Transport Policy, Volume 181.

  • The substitutability between brick-and-mortar stores and e-Commerce: the case of books. Götz, G., Herold, D., Klotz, P.-A. & Schäfer, J. T. (2025). Journal of Cultural Economics, Volume 49, 811-854.

  • Munich goes viral: Measuring the impact of the Oktoberfest on COVID-19 infection rates using difference-in-differences. Herold, D., Klotz, P.-A., & Schäfer, J. T. (2025). Health Policy, Volume 157, July 2025, 105332.

  • Staatliche Eingriffe in die Preisbildung: Darstellung, Erklärung und Wirkungsanalyse. Gail, M. G., Götz, G., Herold, D., Klotz, P. A., Lüke, D., Paha, J., & Schäfer, J. (2023). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.

  • Entry deterrence due to brand proliferation: Empirical evidence from the German interurban bus industry. de Haas, S., Herold, D., & Schäfer, J. T. (2022). International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 83, July 2022, 102844.

  • Efficiency in COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns—A Comparison across Germany’s Federal States. Götz, G., Herold, D., Klotz, P.-A. & Schäfer, J. T. (2021). Vaccines 2021, 9, 788.

  • Shopping Hours and Entry - an Empirical Analysis of Aldi’s Opening Hours. de Haas, S., Herold, D., & Schäfer, J. T. (2020). Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 20(1), 139-156.

  • Financing railways. Götz, G., & Schäfer, J. T. (2020). In Handbook on Railway Regulation. Edward Elgar Publishing.

  • Pegel runter, Preise hoch - Wie der Rheinpegel die Tankstellenpreise in Hamburg beeinflusst. de Haas, S., Herold, D., & Schäfer, J. T. (2019). Wirtschaftsdienst, 99(4), 296-298.

  • Public budget contributions to the European rail sector. Schäfer, J. T., & Götz, G. (2017). Review of Network Economics, 16(2), 89-123.

• Working Paper

  • Evaluation of a Partial Ban of Rx-Rebates in Germany Using Difference-in-Differences. Gail, M. G., Götz, G., Herold, D., & Schäfer, J. T. (2025). MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, No. 05-2025.

  • Innovation, Bestsellers and Digitization - Where to Find the Needle in the Haystack? Götz, G., Herold, D., Klotz, P. A., & Schäfer, J. T. (2020). MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, No. 12-2020.

 

TEACHING

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• 2015 - 2025: Seminars on issues in competition policy, regulation and antitrust.

• 2022 - 2023: Graduate course on empirical industrial organization and web scraping.

• 2017 - 2019: Graduate course on web scraping, data mining and empirical methods.

 

PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES

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• 2022: Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS), Basel.

• 2019: MaCCI Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation, Mannheim. Bergen Competition Policy Conference, Bergen. Conference on Transport Economics and Policy, Berlin. EARIE European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, Barcelona. Workshop on the Economics of Fixed Book Price Systems, Gießen.

• 2018: Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS), Freiburg. EARIE European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, Athens. CISS Competition and Innovation Summer School, Montenegro.

• 2017: Symposium Schienen-Control Kommission, Vienna. EARIE European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, Maastricht. CISS Competition and Innovation Summer School, Italy. Workshop Financing and Performance of the European Railway Sector, Giessen.

• 2016: Conference on Transport Economics and Policy, Berlin.

• 2015: CISS Competition and Innovation Summer School, Turkey.

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

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• python, R, STATA, LATEX, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Linux, computer hardware and system administration.

 

LANGUAGES

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• German: Mothertongue

• English: Advanced

• Russian: Basic