Special Section: Economic Analyses in Business Administration

What the paper says

the German Economic Association of Business Administration, GEABA e. V., organized the XIX. and the XX. Symposium on the Economic Analysis of the Firm at Goethe-University Frankfurt and at WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, respectively. The contributions presented at both Symposia used economic instruments and methods such as game theory, contract theory, empirical analyses, and laboratory and field experiments to study topics in business research. The sessions were organized along a broad set of topics, for example, incentive systems and contract design, market entry strategies, taxation, strategic motivation, investments, tournaments, auditing, disclosure, digitalization, knowledge creation, performance measurement, and leadership. Moreover, at the anniversary Symposium in 2019, two panel sessions discussed the importance of microeconomic methods in management practice and management research. This Special Section includes three papers presented at the Symposia and the comments made by the discussants. All articles were subject to the standard review process of Schmalenbach Business Review. The three articles with their variety in topics (behavioral economics, finance, and marketing) and methods (theory and laboratory experiments) nicely reflect the comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach of the Symposia. Moreover, two of the three articles have been coauthored by junior scientists, which underpins the central objective of the GEABA to promote young researchers.