Dr. Lea Bernhardt
Previously, I worked in the Firms and Markets Department at DIW Berlin. I obtained my doctorate in economics at Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, my M.Sc. at University of St Andrews and my B.Sc. at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
Research Interests
Empirical Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Media Economics, Textmining, Platform and Digital Markets
Publications
Publications in refereed journals
(with Xenia Breiderhoff and Ralf Dewenter) Review of Economics, 2023, 74(2), 141-160.
Gender Bias in German Media Reports
(with Ralf Dewenter) Journal of Media Economics, 2023, 34(4), 266-283.
Measuring partisan media bias in US Newscasts from 2001-2012
(with Ralf Dewenter and Tobias Thomas) European Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 78, 102360.
(with Paul Voges) Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb, 2022, 72(12), 651-659.
Does the tonality of US newscasts indicate race and gender discrimination?
(with Ralf Dewenter) Applied Economics Letters, 2022, 30(11), 1566-1569.
Withdrawn and Prohibited Merger Cases in the EU.
Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 2021, 13(4), 296-303.
Collusion by code or algorithmic collusion? When pricing algorithms take over
(with Ralf Dewenter) European Competition Journal, 2020, 16(2-3), 312-342.
Algorithmen, Künstliche Intelligenz und Wettbewerb
Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht, 2019, 314-317.
Book Chapters
(with Ralf Dewenter) Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, 18-63. 2024.
Media
(with Tomaso Duso) Focus online, 11.11.2023
(with Tomaso Duso) Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 02.07.2023
Other non-refereed publications
Konjunkturschlaglicht: Gemischte Signale am Arbeitsmarkt
(with Marina Eurich, Erik Haustein) Wirtschaftsdienst, 104(4), S. 287-288, April 2024.
Breiter Industriestrompreis ist kein geeignetes Entlastungsinstrument
(with Tomaso Duso, Robin Sogalla, and Alexander Schiersch) DIW Wochenbericht, 38, S. 513-521, 2023.
Discussion Papers
The Impact of the More Economic Approach on EU Merger Decisions
(with Ralf Dewenter) Discussion Paper No. 195, Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg
Common factors of withdrawn and prohibited merger cases in the European Union
Discussion Paper No. 184, Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg
Watchdog or loyal servant? Political media bias in US newscasts
(with Ralf Dewenter and Tobias Thomas) DICE Discussion Paper No. 348