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Matilda Orth

Ph.D.

Matilda Orth has a Ph.D. in economics from University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2012). In her research, she addresses topics related to industry dynamics and determinants of market structure such as productivity, strategic product positioning, entry and exit. Next to research, Matilda Orth is teaching at the Stockholm School of Economics.

IFN Researcher

Contact

Matilda Orth

+46 (0)8 665 4531

+46 (0)736 42 38 24

matilda.orth@ifn.se

Research interests: Competition policy, Consumption, Digitalization, Industrial economics, Market regulations, Retail, Service strategy and design, Technological change

Among the questions that Matilda Orth tries to answer with her research:

What is the role of entry regulations for product variety, profitability and productivity?
How do regional investment policies affect firm dynamics and market structure?
What are the consequences of deregulation of the pharmacy market for consumers and firms?

Current writings

08 August 2023

Journal of the European Economic Association

The Dynamic Impact of Exporting on Firm R&D Investment

Journal Article

by Florin Maican, Matilda Orth, Mark J. Roberts, Van Anh Vuong

04 May 2022

Uppdragsforskningsrapport 2022:4

Apoteksmarknaden ur ett konkurrensperspektiv

Report

by Matilda Orth, Florin Maican

01 April 2021

Working Paper No. 1386

Entry Regulations and Product Variety in Retail

Working Paper

by Matilda Orth, Florin Maican

Published at IFN

Journal Articles

08 August 2023 Maican, Florin, Matilda Orth, Mark J. Roberts and Van Anh Vuong (2023). “The Dynamic Impact of Exporting on Firm R&D Investment”. Journal of the European Economic Association 21(4), 1318–1362. doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac065

03 March 2021 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2021). “Determinants of Economies of Scope in Retail”. International Journal of Industrial Organization 75, 102710. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2021.102710

01 May 2018 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2018). “Entry Regulations, Welfare and Determinants of Market Structure”. International Economic Review 59(2), 727–756. doi.org/10.1111/iere.12286

01 June 2017 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2017). “Productivity Dynamics and the Role of ‘Big–Box’ Entrants in Retailing”. Journal of Industrial Economics 65(2), 397–438. doi.org/10.1111/joie.12121

01 May 2015 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2015). “A Dynamic Analysis of Entry Regulations and Productivity in Retail Trade”. International Journal of Industrial Organization 40, 67–80. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2015.03.006

Working Papers

01 April 2021 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2021). “Entry Regulations and Product Variety in Retail”. IFN Working Paper No. 1386. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

13 October 2020 Maican, Florin, Matilda Orth, Mark J. Roberts and Van Anh Vuong (2020). “The Dynamic Impact of Exporting on Firm R&D Investment”. IFN Working Paper No. 1366. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

08 November 2018 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2018). “Determinants of Economies of Scope in Retail”. IFN Working Paper No. 1247. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

28 December 2015 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2015). “Entry Regulations, Welfare and Determinants of Market Structure”. IFN Working Paper No. 1102. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

11 October 2013 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2013). “Entry Regulations, Product Differentiation and Determinants of Market Structure”. IFN Working Paper No. 984. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

14 November 2012 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2012). “A Dynamic Analysis of Entry Regulations and Productivity in Retail Trade ”. IFN Working Paper No. 939. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

18 January 2012 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2012). “Productivity Dynamics and the Role of “Big-Box” Entrants in Retailing”. IFN Working Paper No. 898. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Articles in Swedish

01 January 2018 Maican, Florin and Matilda Orth (2018). “Digitalisering, strukturomvandling och produktivitet i tjänsteföretag”. Ekonomisk Debatt 46(1), 47–58.

01 January 2012 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2012). “Marknadsstruktur och dynamik i dagligvaruhandeln”. Ekonomisk Debatt 40(1), 11–15.

Op-Eds

02 November 2016 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2016). “Samhället tjänar på sänkta krav”. Market, November 2.

23 September 2016 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2016). “Se möjligheterna med "big data"”. Fri Köpenskap, September 23.

16 September 2016 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2016). “Sänk kraven för nya matbutiker - det tjänar hela samhället på”. Dagens Samhälle, September 16.

Reports

04 May 2022 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2022). “Apoteksmarknaden ur ett konkurrensperspektiv”.

01 January 2016 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2016). “Strategisk mix av dagligvarubutiksformat – metoder för att effektivt analysera marknaden”. Stockholm: Handelsrådet.

Dissertations

01 February 2012 Orth, Matilda (2012). Entry, Competition and Productivity in Retail. Doctoral dissertation. Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg.

IFN Newsletter

01 December 2019 Orth, Matilda and Florin Maican (2019). “Deregulating Retail: The Hidden Impact of a Lower Bar to Entry”. IFN Newsletter (2), 1–4.

11 June 2014 Orth, Matilda (2014). “Mindre strikt reglering ökar produktiviteten i detaljhandeln”. Nyheter från IFN: Ny ekonomisk forskning (5), 1–4.