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Faculty of Management, Economics and Social SciencesCenter for Economic Research (CER)

Prof. Dr. Christoph Schottmüller

SSC (Building 102)
Universitätsstraße 22a, 4th Floor
50923 Köln

Email: c.schottmuellerSpamProtectionuni-koeln.de

Personal Research Websit​​​e | Professorship

Office: shared-office-2SpamProtectionwiso.uni-koeln.de
Office hours by appointment

Research Focus

Microeconomics, Information Economics

Curriculum Vitae

  • 2018- Professor, University of Cologne
  • 2017-2018 Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
  • 2012-2017 Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen 
  • 2012 Doctoral degree in economics, Tilburg University
  • 2008 Diplomvolkswirt, University of Mannheim

Selected Publications

  • Optimal information structures in bilateral trade, Theoretical Economics, Vol. 18 (1), January 2023, pp. 421-461
  • An informational theory of privacy (with Ole Jann), Economic Journal, Vol. 130 (625), January 2020, pp. 93-124
  • Too good to be truthful: Why competent advisers are fired, Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 181, May 2019, pp. 333-360 
  • Health insurance without single crossing: why healthy people have high coverage (with Jan Boone), Economic Journal, Vol. 127 (599), February 2017, pp. 85-104
  • Adverse selection without single crossing: monotone solutions, Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 158, July 2015, pp. 127-164