PD Dr. Johannes Paha

CV | Research | Publications | Grants | Teaching

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Employment Experience

10/2021: Hohenheim University (interim professor)

07/2017 to present: Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen (assistant professor, with habilitation)

07/2017 to present: Stellenbosch University (research associate)

04/2019 - 09/2020: Potsdam University (interim professor)

03/2011 - 06/2017: Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen (assistant professor)

03/2016 – 04/2016: Johannes‐Kepler‐University, Linz (interim professor)

02/2008 - 02/2011: Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen (research associate)

10/2007 - 01/2008: Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen (tutor)

Education

03/2011 - 07/2017: Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen

 Habilitation - "Anticompetitive Collusion: Why do firms (not) comply with antitrust laws?"

02/2008 - 02/2011: Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen

Dr. rer. pol. - "Four Essays on the Simulation and Prosecution of Cartels"

PhD-studies in economics (industrial organization, competition policy, econometrics)

10/2002 - 01/2008: Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen

Diplom-Volkswirt - "Clustering of Credit Risk - Theory and Application using Optimization Heuristics"

Studies in economics (development economics, auditing, and econometrics)

09/2005 - 05/2006: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

M.A. in Economics - "A Story of Love and Hatred - The Welfare Effects of Trade and Conflict"

Studies in economics (international trade/finance and econometrics)

Research

Research interests

• Competition economics (collusion, vertical contracting, behavioural industrial organization)
• Competition Policy and the Green Deal
• Law and economics (competition law compliance, state aid control)
• Development economics (renewable energy transition, African Continental Fee Trade Area)
• Computational economics and empirical industrial organization

Current projects

• Boshoff, W. and Paha, J. (2021). “Competition Policy and the Renewable Energy Transition in South Africa.”
• Funk,C, and Paha, J. (2021). "Does Electrification Enhance School Success?"
• Herold, D. and Paha, J. (2021). "Kartellschadensersatz – Unverzerrte Ermittlung erfordert Analyse der Kartellauslöser.“
• Paha, J. (2021). “List Prices Signal Product Quality to a Behavioral Consumer."
• Paha, J. (2020). "Collusion in List Prices."
• Paha, J. (2020). "A Market-Share Contract with Incomplete Information about the Quality of a Private Label."
• Paha, J. (2020). "Failure Fees in Wholesale Contracts with Asymmetric Information."

Research visits

03/2020: Stellenbosch University (aborted because of Covid-19)

03/2017 - 04/2017: Stellenbosch University

07/2015 - 08/2015: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA (Visiting Assistant Professor)

07/2012 - 08/2012: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA (Visiting Assistant Professor)

10/2011 - 02/2012: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (Visiting Scholar)

Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals

• Boshoff, W. and Paha, J. (2021). “List Price Collusion.” Forthcoming: Journal of Industry, Competition, and Trade.

• De Haas, S. and Paha, J. (2021). "Non-Controlling Minority Shareholdings and Collusion." Review of Industrial Organization. Vol. 58 No. 3, pp. 431-454.

• Paha, J. (2018). "Cartel Conduct and Antitrust Compliance with Imperfect Information about Enforcement Risk." Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics. Vol. 174 No. 3, pp. 448-475.

• Herold, D. und Paha, J. (2018). "Cartels as Defensive Devices: Evidence from Decisions of the European Commission 2001-2010." Review of Law and Economics Vol. 14 No.1, 1-31.

• Antitrust Compliance: Managerial Incentives and Collusive Behavior
  Paha, J. (2017). Managerial and Decision Economics. Vol. 38, No. 7, 992–1002.

• Paha, J. (2016). “The Value of Collusion with Endogenous Capacity and Demand Uncertainty.” Journal of Industrial Economics. Vol. 65, No. 3, 623–653.

• A risk governance approach to managing antitrust risks in the banking industry
  Scheld, D., Paha, J. und Fandrey, N. (2016). European Competition Journal. Vol. 12 No. 1, 113-136.

• Customer choice patterns in passenger rail competition
  Paha, J., Rompf, D., Warnecke, C. (2013). Transportation Policy Part A. Vol. 50, 209-227.

• Using Accounting Data in Cartel Damage Calculations – Blessing or Menace?
  Paha, J. (2012). European Journal of Law and Economics. Vol. 34 No. 2, 241-263.

• Empirical Methods in the Analysis of Collusion
  Paha, J. (2011). Empirica. Vol. 38, 389-415.

• Optimization Heuristics for Determining Internal Rating Grading Scales?
  M. Lyra, J. Paha, S. Paterlini, P. Winker (2010), Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 54(11), 2693–2706.

Editor of Anthologies

• Paha, J. (2016). “Competition Law Compliance Programmes – An Interdisciplinary Approach.” Springer publishers, Heidelberg.

Articles in Journals and Anthologies

• Paha, J. (2021). “Kartellrechtscompliance im Versicherungssektor: Risikoidentifikation und Screening.” Im Erscheinen: Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb.

• Paha, J., Sautter, T. and Schumacher, R. (2021). “Some effects of EU sugar reforms on development in Africa.” Intereconomics, Vol. 56 No. 5, 288-294.

• Paha, J. and Wolter, L. (2021). „Nigeria’s ICT Market Place – Success Due to Combination of Factors.“ Forthcoming: Entwicklung & Zusammenarbeit.

• Paha, J. and Wolter, L. (2021). „IT-Sektor: Chancen für die deutsch-nigerianische Wirtschafts- und Entwicklungspartnerschaft.“ Forthcoming: Wirtschaftsdienst.

• Paha, J. and Thépot, F. (2021). "Antitrust compliance: collusion." Cambridge Handbook of Compliance. D. Daniel Sokol und Benjamin van Rooij (eds.). 868-880. Cambridge University Press.

• Paha, J. (2019). "Rechtsbefolgung aus ökonomischer Perspektive." Warum befolgen wir Recht? Patrick Hibert und Jochen Rauber (eds.). 43-72. Mohr Siebeck.

• Griesinger, M., Paha, J. (2017). "The Economic Analysis of Buyer Power in the Food Retail Industry." Austrian Competition Journal, April 2017, 43-50.

• Paha, J., Ullmann, M. (2017 a). „Konzeption zur wirtschaftlichen Ausgestaltung kartellrechtlicher Compliance‐Maßnahmen.“ Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift, 02/2017, 63-68.

• Paha, J., Ullmann, M. (2017 b). „Leitfaden zum Einsatz quantitativer Verfahren in der Aufdeckung kartellrechtlichen Fehlverhaltens.“ Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift, 01/2017, 2-7.

• Paha, J., Ullmann, M., Köppl, C. (2016). „Hinweise zur Beurteilung des Risikos kartellrechtlicher Verstöße am Beispiel des Konsumgütersektors.“ Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift. Vol. 06‐2016, 274‐280.

• Götz, G., Herold, D. and Paha, J. (2016). „Results of a Survey in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on how to Prevent Violations of Competition Laws.“ Competition Law Compliance Programmes – An Interdisciplinary Approach. Johannes Paha (ed.). Springer: Heidelberg

• Götz, G. und Paha, J. (2015). „Screening und das Compliance-Risikomodell: Konzepte zur unternehmensinternen Aufdeckung von Verstößen gegen das Kartellverbot.“ Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb, Heft 12, 1198 - 1210. Screening and a Model of Compliance Risks: Concepts for Detecting Violations of Competition Laws

• Götz, G., Herold, D. und Paha, J. (2015). "Forschungsprojekt Kartellrechts-Compliance: Wie Compliance-Maßnahmen Kartellrechtsverstöße verhindern und zum Unternehmenserfolg beitragen können." FIW-Schriftenreihe. Band 249. Carl Heymanns Verlag: Köln. Competition Law Compliance: How Compliance Measures Prevent Violations of Competition Laws and Contribute to Firm Success

• Götz, G., Herold, D. und Paha, J. (2015). „Kartellrechtliche Compliance-Programme – Vom Risikobewusstsein zur Risikosteuerung.“ Compliance 2015 Perspektiven einer Entwicklung. Berufsverband der Compliance Manager (Hrsg.). 335-364. Helios: Berlin. Competition Law Compliance: How Compliance Measures Prevent Violations of Competition Laws and Contribute to Firm Success

• Paha, J., Rink, C. und Weißenberger, B.E. (2014). „Einsatz industrieökonomischer Methoden in der Standortplanung: Bedeutung (auch) für den Erhalt von Regionalbeihilfen.“ Controlling. Heft 12/2014 (26. Jg.), 728-733. How to Use Methods from Industrial Organization to Support Location Decisions

• Paha, J. (2013). Wirtschaftsdienst. No. 11/2013 Die neuen Leitlinien für EU-Regionalbeihilfen 2014-2020 aus ökonomischer Sicht. The New Guidelines on Regional State Aid for 2014-2020: An Economic Perspective

• Paha, J. und Zwerenz, A. (2013) Staatliche Beihilfen und Beihilfenkontrolle im Agrarsektor Wirtschaftsdienst. No. 01/2013, 46-51. State Aid Control in the Agricultural Industry

Book Reviews

• Book Review – Anti‐Cartel Enforcement in a Contemporary Age: Leniency Religion
  Paha, J. (2016), Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog.

• Marktmacht
  Brühn, T. und Paha, J. (2011), Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. Vol. 231 (5/6), S. 785-788

• Handbook of Antitrust Economics
  Götz, G. und Paha, J. (2010), Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. Vol. 230 (3), S. 357-359

Other Publications

• Gefahr erkannt, Gefahr gebannt - Angelpunkte der kartellrechtlichen Compliance
  Götz, G., Paha, J., Herold, D., Funck, M. (2015), Handelsblatt Journal May 2015, 13-14

• Rinderwahn und illegale Kooperation
  Paha, J. (2012), WiWi-Info 1-2012, 10-11

• Studierende informieren sich über die Arbeit des Bundeskartellamts
  Paha, J. (2011), WiWi-Info 2-2011, 12-13

• Juristisch-ökonomischer Gedankenaustausch auf Schloss Rauischholzhausen
  Diehl, A., Paha, J. (2010), WiWi-Info 1-2010, 7-9

• Zwischen Absprache und Sanktion - Führender Kartellforscher zu Gast in Gießen
  Götz, G., Paha, J. (2010), WiWi-Info 1-2010, 10-11

Grants and Awards

02/2020: University of Potsdam: KoUP grant for joint research with Willem Boshoff (Stellenbosch University)

01/2018: Stellenbosch University: Organization of a conference "Imperfect forms of collusion"

09/2017: Travel grant for a conference (German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD)

03/2017 – 04/2017: Invitation by Prof. Willem Boshoff (Stellenbosch University) to conduct joint research

08/2015 – 12/2015: Giessen Graduate Centre for Social Sciences, Business, Economics and Law: Grant for the establishment of the peer mentoring group Scientific Career and Networking

10/2014: Research grant for early career researchers (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen)

09/2014: Research grant for the establishment of international cooperations (German, Science Foundation, DFG)

08/2014: Travel grant for my presentation at EARIE conference (German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD)

04/2013: Member of Wissenschaftsmentoring JLU Gießen

11/2011: Dr.-Herbert-Stolzenberg-Preis - Awarded for my research on the "Formation and Stability of Cartels" and my additional body of work

10/2011 - 09/2016: Member of the ZiF Network of Young Scholars at Bielefeld University

10/2011 - 02/2012: Fellowship within the Postdoc-Program of the German Academic Exchange Service (visiting researcher at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore)

9/2011: Travel grant for my presentation at EARIE conference (German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD)

09/2005 - 05/2006: Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (M.A. student at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)

Teaching

• Master

• Competition Policy in Developing Countries
• Development Economics
• Industrial Organization and Antitrust
• Regulation and Antitrust
• International Political Economy

• Bachelor

• Wettbewerbstheorie und Politik
• Mikroökonomische Theorie I / Principles of Microeconomics
• Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik I: Monetäre Außenwirtschaftstheorie (International Finance)
• Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik II: Reale Außenwirtschaftstheorie (Trade Theory)
• Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik / International Economic Policy (Colloquium)
• Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre / Principles of Economics
• Öffentliche Finanzen
• Time Series Econometrics