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Klaus Gugler is affiliated with the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria. The main focus of their academic work lies in the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Strategy and Management, Media Technology, and Political Science and International Relations.

Their research covers several main topics, which include:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Merger and Competition Analysis
  • ICT Impact and Policies
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

In terms of scholarly output, Gugler has published extensively in various journals. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
  • International Journal of Industrial Organization
  • Energy Economics
  • Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics

Among their recent papers are the following works:

  • "Effectiveness of climate policies: Carbon pricing vs. subsidizing renewables," 2020, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
  • "Carbon pricing and emissions: Causal effects of Britain's carbon tax," 2023, Energy Economics
  • "Environmental Policies and directed technological change," 2023, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
  • "Market Concentration in Europe: Evidence from Antitrust Markets," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Carbon Pricing and Emissions: Causal Effects of Britain's Carbon Tax," 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

Gugler has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Evgeni Peev
  • Mario Liebensteiner
  • Pauline Affeldt
  • Tomaso Duso
  • Joanna Piechucka

Best Publications

  • Corporate governance and dividend pay-out policy in Germany

    Klaus Gugler;B.Burcin Yurtoglu

  • The effects of mergers: an international comparison

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C Mueller;B.Burcin Yurtoglu;Christine Zulehner

  • Corporate governance, dividend payout policy, and the interrelation between dividends, R&D, and capital investment

    Klaus Gugler

  • Corporate Governance and the Returns on Investment

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C. Mueller;B. Burcin Yurtoglu

  • Corporate governance and economic performance

    Klaus Gugler

  • How Effective is European Merger Control

    Tomaso Duso;Klaus Gugler;Burcin B. Yurtoglu

  • Insider ownership, ownership concentration and investment performance: An international comparison ☆

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C. Mueller;B. Burcin Yurtoglu

  • The effects of mergers on company employment in the USA and Europe

    Klaus Gugler;B.Burcin Yurtoglu

  • The Impact of Corporate Governance on Investment Returns in Developed and Developing Countries

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C. Mueller;B. Burcin Yurtoglu

  • An empirical assessment of the 2004 EU merger policy reform

    Tomaso Duso;Klaus Gugler;Florian Szücs

  • Corporate Growth Convergence in Europe

    Paul A Geroski;Klaus Peter Gugler

  • Effectiveness of climate policies: Carbon pricing vs. subsidizing renewables

    Klaus Gugler;Adhurim Haxhimusa;Mario Liebensteiner

  • Marginal q, Tobin's q, Cash Flow, and Investment

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C. Mueller;B. Burcin Yurtoglu

  • Market Power versus Efficiency Effects of Mergers and Research Joint Ventures: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry

    Klaus Gugler;Ralph Siebert

  • Is the Event Study Methodology Useful for Merger Analysis? A Comparison of Stock Market and Accounting Data ♣

    Tomaso Duso;Klaus Gugler;Burcin B. Yurtoglu

  • Corporate Governance and Globalization

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C. Mueller;B. Burcin Yurtoglu

  • The Determinants of Merger Waves

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C. Mueller;B. Burçin Yurtoglu

  • The determinants of merger waves: An international perspective.

    Klaus Gugler;Dennis C. Mueller;Michael Weichselbaumer

  • Locational choice and price competition: some empirical results for the austrian retail gasoline market

    Gerhard Clemenz;Klaus Gugler

  • Market Concentration and Product Variety under Spatial Competition: Evidence from Retail Gasoline

    Klaus Peter Gugler;Georg Götz

Frequent Co-Authors

B. Burcin Yurtoglu
B. Burcin Yurtoglu WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
Dennis C. Mueller
Dennis C. Mueller University of Vienna
Paul Geroski
Paul Geroski London Business School
Michael Pfaffermayr
Michael Pfaffermayr University of Innsbruck
Wolfgang Drobetz
Wolfgang Drobetz Universität Hamburg
Paul A. Baker
Paul A. Baker Duke University
Peter Egger
Peter Egger ETH Zurich

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