Armin Schmutzler is a Professor of Economics at the University of Zurich (Department of Economics). He is a research fellow of the Centre for European Policy Research (CEPR). He is also Vice-President of the Swiss Competition Commission (WEKO). His research lies within microeconomics (theory and, to a lesser extent, empirical work), dealing with competition policy, the theory of innovations and institutional design, contests, supermodular games and selected topics in environmental economics.