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Marek Giebel

Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Subjects
Economics Finance Innovation Entrepreneurship Automatisation Technology

Primary research areas

In­tel­lec­tu­al prop­erty rights
My re­search in this area con­cerns pat­ent lit­ig­a­tion, pat­ent sys­tem design, and re­search dis­clos­ure.
Sci­ence and tech­no­logy trans­fer
My re­search in this area con­cerns the li­cens­ing and com­mer­cial­iz­a­tion of re­search, and top­ics re­lated to pub­licly fun­ded re­search in gen­er­al.
Fin­ance and in­nov­a­tion
My re­search in this area con­cerns the im­pact of cred­it sup­ply, fin­an­cial con­straints, shocks to fin­an­cial mar­kets, and the sub­sid­iz­a­tion of re­search on in­nov­a­tion.
Or­gan­iz­a­tion and em­ploy­ment
My re­search in this area con­cerns the hir­ing and im­pact of con­sult­ants on firms, the found­a­tion and ef­fects of em­ploy­ee rep­res­ent­a­tion and the im­pact of new tech­no­lo­gies on work­ers.
Man­age­ment and com­pet­i­tion
My re­search in­terests in this area con­cern the im­pact of man­age­ment in­cent­ives on col­lu­sion, the ef­fect of CEO over­con­fid­ence on col­lu­sion, and the re­la­tion­ship between AI and col­lu­sion.
Entrepreneur­ship
My re­search in­terests in this area con­cerns the de­term­in­a­tion of who be­comes a suc­cess­ful en­tre­pren­eur and why, and how change to star­tup costs af­fect en­tre­pren­eur­i­al out­comes.

I provide data-based evid­ence on in­nov­a­tion and mar­kets

I am an applied economist working at the intersection of industrial organization, innovation, and finance. My research studies how intellectual property rights, financing conditions, and firm strategy shape inventive activity, market performance, and labor outcomes. 

Empirically, I combine microeconomic theory with causal inference, machine learning, and text-based measurement. Current projects examine research disclosure, intellectual property protection and enforcement, science-to-market transfer (e.g., NASA technology licensing), the relationship between artificial intelligence and competition, and the finance-innovation margin. 

The aim of my research is to provide evidence that informs competition and innovation policy and firm decisions. 

Publications

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December 2025

Reaching for the Society

The Commercialization Effects of NASA Technology Licensing

Ma­rek Gie­bel, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Anja Rosner
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October 2025

The Impact of a New Workplace Technology on Employees

Ma­rek Gie­bel, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Alexander Lammers
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August 2025

Fiscal Transparency and the Benefits of Government-Funded Research

Ma­rek Gie­bel, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

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Outside activities

Cur­rently, I have no out­side em­ploy­ments or activ­it­ies , -