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Dieter Pennerstorfer

Deputy chair of the department of economics

Research Interests:
Applied Industrial Organization, Product Differentiation, Spatial Competition, Regional Economics

Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz at the Department of Economics

Assistant Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz at the Department of Economics

Post-doctoral Researcher at the Vienna University of Economics and Business at the Institute of Economic Policy and Industrial Economics (part-time; 50%)
 

Research staff member at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Research Group: Structural Change and Regional Development. (Parental Leave: 02/2010 - 09/2010 and 10/2011 - 05/2012

Research group coordinator of the research group Structural Change and Regional Development at WIFO
 

Research staff member (prae-doc) at the Institute of Economic Policy and Industrial Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien)

PhD Studies of Economics (Dr. rer. soc. oec.) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien)
Title of the Doctoral Thesis: Strategic interaction and spatial price competition in the retail gasoline market: a spatial econometric analysis

Master Studies of Economics (Mag. rer. soc. oec.) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien)
 

Publications

 

2025

Pennerstorfer D., Schindler N., Yontcheva B.: Local income inequality and product variety: Empirical evidence, forthcoming in Journal of Economic Geography.
Link to OnlineFirst, opens an external URL in a new window (open access)

 

2025

Firgo M., Pennerstorfer D.: The causal effect of agritourism on farm survival, forthcoming in Tourism Economics.
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2025

Pennerstorfer A., Pennerstorfer D., Neumayr M.: Unequal access to childcare in cities: Is equal public funding sufficient? in Urban Studies, 2025, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 647–664.
Link to Article, opens an external URL in a new window (open access), Blog, opens an external URL in a new window and Media Coverage, opens an external URL in a new window 

 

2023

Irlacher M., Pennerstorfer D., Renner A.-Th., Unger F.: Modeling inter-regional patient mobility: Theory and evidence from spatially explicit data. in: International Economic Review, 2023, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 1493-1532.
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2022

Loy J.-P., Pennerstorfer D., Rroshi D., Weiss Ch., Yontcheva B.: Consumer information and price transmission: Empirical evidence, in: Journal of Industrial Economics, 2022, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 631-683.
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2021

Klaesson J., Öner Ö., Pennerstorfer D.: Getting the first job: Size and quality of ethnic enclaves for refugee labor market entry, in: Journal of Regional Science, 2021, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 112-139.
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2021

Pennerstorfer D., Yontcheva B.: Local market definition in competition analysis: An application to entry models, in: Economics Letters, 2021, vol. 198, 109678.
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2021

Pennerstorfer A., Pennerstorfer D.: Inequalities in spatial accessibility of childcare: The role of non-profit providers, in: Journal of Social Policy, 2021, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 122-147.
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2020

Pennerstorfer D., Schmidt-Dengler Ph., Schutz N., Weiss Ch., Yontcheva B.: Information and price dispersion: Theory and evidence, in: International Economic Review, 2020, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 871-899.
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2019

Pennerstorfer A., Pennerstorfer D.: How small are small markets? Local market size for child care services, in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, vol. 77, pp. 340-355.
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2019

Huber P., Pennerstorfer D.: Editorial, in: Empirica, 2019, pp. 1-3.
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2019

Nowotny K., Pennerstorfer D.: Network migration: Do neighbouring regions matter? in: Regional Studies, 2019, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 107-117.
Link to  Article, opens an external URL in a new window (open access)

 

2017

Pennerstorfer D.: Can competition keep the restrooms clean? Price, quality and spatial competition, in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, vol. 64, pp. 117-136
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2016

Pennerstorfer D.: Export, migration, and costs of trade: Evidence from Central European firms, in: Regional Studies, 2016, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 848-863.
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2016

Firgo M., Pennerstorfer D., Weiss Ch.: Network centrality and market prices: Empirical evidence, in: Economics Letters, 2016, vol. 139, pp. 79-83.
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2015

Firgo M., Pennerstorfer D., Weiss Ch.: Centrality and pricing in spatially differentiated markets: The case of gasoline, in: International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2015, vol. 40, pp. 81-90.
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2013

Pennerstorfer D., Weiss Ch.: Spatial clustering and market power: Evidence from the retail gasoline market, in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2013, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 661-675.
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2013

Pennerstorfer D., Weiss Ch.: Product quality in the agri-food chain: Do cooperatives offer high-quality wine? in: European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2013, vol.40, no. 1, pp. 143-162.
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2012

Pennerstorfer D., Weiss Ch.: On the relative disadvantage of cooperatives: Vertical product differentiation in a mixed oligopoly, in: Journal of Rural Cooperation, 2012, vol.40, no. 1, pp. 60-90.
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2009

Pennerstorfer D.: Spatial price competition in retail gasoline markets: Evidence from Austria, in: Annals of Regional Science, 2009, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 133-58.
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Hackl F., Hölzl-Leitner M., Pennerstorfer D.: How to measure product differentiation (under review; link to Working Paper, opens an external URL in a new window)

Klaesson J., Öner Ö., Pennerstorfer D.: Do co-ethnic commuters disseminate labor market information? Evidence from geocoded register data (under review; link to Working Paper, opens an external URL in a new window)

Pennerstorfer D.: Farm exits and competition on the land market: Evidence from spatially explicit data (work in progress; link to Working Paper, opens an external URL in a new window)

Pennerstorfer D.: Converting variables between non-hierarchical regions: The case of Austrian municipalities and ZIP-code areas (link to Working Paper, opens an external URL in a new window)

Pennerstorfer D., Weiss C., Huber A.: Experts, reputation and the price of wine (work in progress; link to Working Paper, opens an external URL in a new window)

Lackner S., Pennerstorfer D., Sinabell F, Small C.: What do nightlight measures capture at high spatial resolution? (work in progress)

Courses

3 ECTS / 2 hours
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Language: German
Academic Program: Bachelor in Business & Economics
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Language: Englisch
Academic Program: Master Economics and Economic and Business Analytics
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6 ECTS / 4 hours
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Language: Englisch
Academic Program: Master Economics
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3 ECTS / 2 hours
Language: German
Academic Programs: Master Lehramt: Geography and Economics
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Language: German
Academic Programs: Bachelor Lehramt: Geography and Economics
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