106 sessions, 399 papers

7th International Industrial Organization Conference
Complete List of All Sessions

Session 1: Online Search
Session Chair: Sara Ellison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 315 Shillman
Consumer Search and Online Demand for Durable Goods
Presented by: Jun Kim, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Discussant: Jeffrey Prince, Cornell University
Shopping Cost and Brand Exploration in Online Grocery
Presented by: Andrea Pozzi, Stanford University
Discussant: Andres Musalem, Duke University
US Airline Companies and Online ticket sale
Presented by: Hongwei Zheng, Ohio State University
Discussant: Julie Mortimer, Harvard University

Session 2: Auctions and Demand
Session Chair: Marc Rysman, Boston University
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 215 Shillman
Demand Estimation in Auction Markets
Presented by: Matthew Backus, University of Michigan
Discussant: Kyoo il Kim, University of Minnesota
Subcontracting and Competitive Bidding On Incomplete Procurement Contracts
Presented by: Daniel Miller, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan

Session 3: Airlines
Session Chair: James Dana, Northeastern University
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 135 Shillman
Predatory Incentives and Predation Policy: The American Airlines Case
JEL codes: K2,L1,L4
Presented by: Connan Snider, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Kenneth Boyer, Michigan State University
Nonlinear Pricing Strategies and Market Concentration in the Airline Industry
Presented by: Manuel Hernandez, Texas A&M University
Discussant: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma
Airline Market Power and Intertemporal Price Dispersion
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Presented by: Alberto Gaggero, University of Essex
Discussant: Maxim Sinitsyn, McGill University

Session 4: Antitrust
Session Chair: Stephen King, Monash University
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 440 Egan
Tests for Market Efficiency in the ISO New England Wholesale Energy Markets
JEL codes: L11, O13
Presented by: Kamen Madjarov, Northeastern University
Discussant: Chloe Le Coq, Stockholm School of Economics
Price Spikes in Wholesale Electricity: Market Equilibria or Strategic Withholding?
Presented by: Vladlena Sabodash, Northeastern University
Discussant: Timothy Brennan, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Cost Asymmetry, Forward Trading and Efficiency
Presented by: Xuqing Ke, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Charles Thomas, Clemson University

Session 5: Oil, Gas and C02
Session Chair: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 340 Egan
Learning through Oil and Gas Exploration
Presented by: Clinton Levitt, University of Iowa
Discussant: Robert Clark, HEC Montreal
Capacity and Utilization Choice in the US Oil Refining Industry
Presented by: Matthew Chesnes, University of Maryland
Discussant: Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Trade and the Environment: 'New' Insights
Presented by: Timothy Hubbard, University of Iowa
Discussant: Robert Feinberg, American University

Session 6: Theory
Session Chair: David Sappington, University of Florida
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 105 Shillman
Optimal False-Name-Proof Voting Rules with Costly Voting
JEL codes: D71, D72, D70
Presented by: Liad Wagman, Duke University
Discussant: Sergei Severinov, University of Essex
Perfect-Substitutes, Best-Shot, and Weakest-Link Contests between Groups
Presented by: Roman Sheremeta, Purdue University
Discussant: Michael Raith, University of Rochester
Bundling and A La Carte Pricing in a Two-Sided Model
Presented by: Minghua Chen, Drexel University
Discussant: Luke Froeb, Owen Graduate School of Management

Session 7: Empirical IO
Session Chair: Ariel Pakes, Harvard University
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 325 Shillman
Market Structure and Product Quality in the U.S. Daily Newspaper Market
JEL codes: L0, L1, L2, L8
Presented by: Ying Fan, Yale University
Discussant: Michael Mazzeo, Northwestern University
Why Are Health Care Report Cards So Bad (Good)?
Presented by: Yijuan Chen, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Mary Deily, Lehigh University
Are Ratings Informative Signals? The Analysis of The Netflix Data
Presented by: Ivan Maryanchyk, The University of Arizona
Discussant: Pai-Ling Yin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Session 8: Demand
Session Chair: George Deltas, University of Illinois
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 415 Shillman
Testing Reputational Effects in a Natural Experiment: How did Arthur Andersen Clients Choose their New Auditor?
Presented by: Aron Toth, University of Warwick
Discussant: Eric Rasmusen, Indiana University
Ownership Structure of Small Firms: Do Owner Finances Matter?
Presented by: Nalanda Matia, Suffolk University
Discussant: Minjung Park, University of Minnesota
The Effect of Evacuation from Hurricane Katrina on Houston-Area Earnings
Presented by: Anita Schiller, Texas Tech University
Discussant: Emek Basker, University of Missouri

Session 9: Industry Dynamics
Session Chair: Ernst Berndt, MIT SLOAN SCH MANAGEMENT
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 420 Shillman
Patent Thickets, Spillovers, and Market Value: Evidence from a Panel of US Firms
JEL codes: O31, O34, O38
Presented by: Mahdiyeh Entezarkheir, University of Waterloo
Discussant: Timothy Simcoe, University of Toronto
The Relationship Between Exporting and Productivity
Presented by: David Rivers, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Jagadeesh Sivadasan, University of Michigan
Estimating A War of Attrition: The Case of the US Movie Theater Industry
Presented by: Yuya Takahashi, University of Wisconsin Madison
Discussant: Mark McCabe, University of Michigan

Session 10: Electricity
Session Chair: Michael Salinger, Boston University and FTC
Session type: invited
Date: April 3, 2009
Time: 17:15 - 18:45
Location: 425 Shillman
Strategic investment announcements in wholesale electricity markets
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JEL codes: Q41, L13, L97
Presented by: malte rieth, tu dortmund, ruhr graduate school in eco
Discussant: Kai-Uwe Kuhn, University of Michigan
The Cost Structure of Regional Transmission Organizations: an Exploratory Analysis
Presented by: Daniel Greenfield, Northeastern University
Discussant: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University
The Effects of Incentive Regulation on Costs and Quality of the U.S. Electric Distribution Utilities
Presented by: Evgenia Shumilkina, Northeastern University
Discussant: Paroma Sanyal, Brandeis University

Session 11: Topics in Regulation and Privatization
Session Chair: Francesc Trillas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 010 WestVF
Prices vs Quantities under Incomplete Information
JEL codes: L51, D82
Presented by: Leonardo Basso, Universidad de Chile
Discussant: carlo scarpa, Univ. of Brescia
Mixed Duopoly with Price Competition
Presented by: Prabal Roy Chowdhury, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
Discussant: David Rapson, UC Davis
Contractual Design and Renegotiation: Impacts on Yardstick Competition Efficiency
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Presented by: Aude Le Lannier, U. Paris XI and U. Paris I
Discussant: Francesc Trillas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Regulation by Duopoly under Political Constraints
Presented by: José Mendoza, Comision Federal de Competencia
Discussant: Patrick Beschorner, ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim

Session 12: Informational Issues in Markets
Session Chair: Andrew Daughety, Vanderbilt University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 170 WestVF
Coarse Grades
JEL codes: L15, L21, D82
Presented by: Rick Harbaugh, Indiana University
Discussant: Masako Ueda, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Risky Businesses
Presented by: Masako Ueda, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Discussant: Chifeng Dai, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Asymmetric Information and the Signaling Role of Prices
Presented by: Marc Santugini, HEC Montreal
Discussant: Sergei Severinov, University of Essex
When Should a Firm Expand its Business? The Signaling Implications of Business Expansion
Presented by: Felix Munoz-Garcia, Washington State University
Discussant: Andrew Daughety, Vanderbilt University

Session 13: Antitrust, Regulation, and Trade Policy
Session Chair: Robert Feinberg, American University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 178 WestVF
Antitrust and Trade Policy: Are Legislators Consistent?
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JEL codes: F13, L4
Presented by: Robert Feinberg, American University
Discussant: Maggie Chen, George Washington University
Competitive Pressure in Transition: A Role for Trade and Competition Policies?
Presented by: Rosen Marinov, Graduate Institute of Int. Studies
Discussant: Rosella Nicolini, Institure for Economic Analysis
International Strategic Choice of Minimum Quality Standards and Welfare
Presented by: Mario Pezzino, University of Catania
Discussant: Kameshwari Shankar, City College of New York
Economies of scale, multinationals, and price discrimination.
Presented by: Alexei Alexandrov, University of Rochester
Discussant: Rosen Marinov, Graduate Institute of Int. Studies

Session 14: Cartels in Action
Session Chair: Darlene Chisholm, Suffolk University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 161 Ryder
The internal organization of retail-market cartels
Presented by: Robert Clark, HEC Montreal
Discussant: Rosa Abrantes-Metz, LECG, LLC and Stern School of Business, NYU
Deterministic Demand Cycles in Cartel Price Data: The Joint Executive Committee (1880–1886)
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Presented by: Franco Mariuzzo, The Geary Institute
Discussant: Robert Clark, HEC Montreal
The Determinants of Cartel Duration
Presented by: Rosa Abrantes-Metz, LECG, LLC and Stern School of Business, NYU
Discussant: Yuliya Bolotova, University of Idaho
Does the Potato Supply Management Program Work? A Case of the Idaho Potato Industry
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Presented by: Yuliya Bolotova, University of Idaho
Discussant: Darlene Chisholm, Suffolk University

Session 15: Payments Issues
Session Chair: John Leonard, Quinnipiac University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 262 WestVF
How Effective Are Rewards Programs In Promoting Payment Card Usage? Empirical Evidence
JEL codes: G20, D12, E41
Presented by: José Liñares-Zegarra, University of Granada
Discussant: Robert Adams, Federal Reserve Board
Competing Technologies for Payments: ATMs, POS Terminals and the Demand for Currency
Presented by: Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, University of Granada
Discussant: Martin Goetz, Brown University
optimal interchange fees for card payments and cash withdrawals
Presented by: Marianne Verdier, Telecom ParisTech
Discussant: Jozsef Molnar, Uk Competition Commission
Non-Price Competition in Credit Card Markets: Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Presented by: Ahmet Aysan, Bogazici University
Discussant: John Leonard, Quinnipiac University

Session 16: Energy Markets
Session Chair: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 217 Ryder
Are “flexible” taxation mechanisms effective in stabilizing fuel prices? A fiscal policy evaluation considering the Italian fuel markets
JEL codes: H22, H32, L40
Presented by: Gilberto Turati, Università di Torino
Discussant: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto
Do Firms Sell Forward Contracts for Strategic Reasons? An Application to the Dutch Wholesale Market for Natural Gas
Presented by: Remco Eijkel, University of Groningen
Discussant: Maria-Soledad Arellano, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez
Analysis of LNG trade: Strategic contracting and investments
Presented by: Svetlana Ikonnikova, University of Texas, Austin
Discussant: Remco Eijkel, University of Groningen
Contracts and Market Power in Price-regulated Power Industries
Presented by: Maria-Soledad Arellano, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez
Discussant: Laura Malaguzzi Valeri, Economic and Social Research Insititute

Session 17: The Licensing of IP
Session Chair: Octavian Carare, University of Texas at Dallas
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 233 Ryder
Patent Thickets, Licensing and Innovative Performance
JEL codes: O 34, O 31
Presented by: Elisabeth Müller, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsfor
Discussants:      Boris Lokshin, University of Maastricht
An Equilibrium Analysis of Antitrust as a
Presented by: Luke Froeb, Owen Graduate School of Management
Discussant: Joshua Gans, University of Melbourne
Do Patents Matter for Commercialization?
Presented by: Elizabeth Webster, University of Melbourne
Discussant: Samuele Murtinu, Politecnico di Milano

Session 18: Dynamic Incentives and Firm Strategy
Session Chair: Yuk-Fai Fong, Northwestern University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 247 Ryder
The dynamics of promotions, quits and layoffs
JEL codes: C73, J31, J63
Presented by: Odilon Camara, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Christian Ruzzier, Harvard Business School
Patenting or Secrecy: Intellectual Property Strategy Under Sequential Discovery
Presented by: Tianle Zhang, University of Colorado at Boulder
Discussant: Yuk-Fai Fong, Northwestern University
Optimal Incentives and the Time Dimension of Performance Measurement
Presented by: Michael Raith, University of Rochester
Discussant: Xinyu Hua, HKUST
A Theory of Player Turnover in Repeated Games
Presented by: Yuk-Fai Fong, Northwestern University
Discussant: Michael Rauh, Indiana University

Session 19: Innovation and Technology Adoption in Healthcare
Session Chair: Catherine Tucker, MIT Sloan
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 427 Ryder
Designing Advanced Market Commitments for New Vaccines
Presented by: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
Discussant: Daniel Hosken, Federal Trade Commission
Entry in the ADHD drugs market: Welfare impact of new molecules, new forms and new me-too's
Presented by: Farasat Bokhari, Florida State University
Discussant: Claudio Lucarelli, Cornell University
Electronic Disclosure and Electronic Medical Records: How does the Threat of Litigation Affect Firm Decisions to Adopt Technology?
Presented by: Catherine Tucker, MIT Sloan
Discussant: William Encinosa,

Session 20: Mergers in Hospital Markets
Session Chair: Cory Capps, Bates White
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 429 Ryder
Evaluating the Performance of Merger Simulation: Evidence from the Hospital Market in California
Presented by: Yaa Owusua Akosa Antwi, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Matthew Weinberg, Princeton University
Two Hospital Mergers on Chicago’s North Shore: A Retrospective Study
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Presented by: Christopher Garmon, Federal Trade Commission
Discussant: Julie Carlson, Federal Trade Commission
Does More Competition Lead to Higher Quality?
Presented by: Min Chen, CRA International (Formerly Charles River Associates)
Discussant: Seonghoon Jeon,
Antitrust Treatment of Nonprofits
Presented by: Cory Capps, Bates White
Discussant: Min Chen, CRA International (Formerly Charles River Associates)

Session 21: Leniency Programs
Session Chair: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 431 Ryder
The deterrence effect of excluding ringleaders from leniency programs
Presented by: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne
Discussant: Helder Vasconcelos, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Fine, Leniency, Rewards and Organized Crime: Evidence from Antitrust Experiments
Presented by: Sven-Olof Fridolfsson, Research Institute of Industrial Ec.
Discussant: Christian Schultz, University of Copenhagen

Session 22: Organization of R&D
Session Chair: Isabel Pereira, United Nations Development Programme
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 433 Ryder
Semi-public Contests
JEL codes: D02, D86, L10
Presented by: Jens Prüfer, Tilburg University
Discussant: Isabel Pereira, United Nations Development Programme
Firm Decision on Innovation Types: Evidence on Product, Process and Organizational Innovation
Presented by: Pedro Faria, Instituto Superior Técnico - UTL (501 507 930)
Discussant: Jens Prüfer, Tilburg University
Choosing the Rules for Consensus Standardization
Presented by: Timothy Simcoe, University of Toronto
Discussant: Marielle Non, University of Groningen
Business-science research collaboration under moral-hazard
Presented by: Isabel Pereira, United Nations Development Programme
Discussant: Pedro Faria, Instituto Superior Técnico - UTL (501 507 930)

Session 23: Experimental Industrial Organization
Session Chair: Bradley Ruffle, Ben-Gurion University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 435 Ryder
When Do Large Buyers Pay Less? Experimental Evidence
JEL codes: C91, D42
Presented by: Bradley Ruffle, Ben-Gurion University
Discussant: Jean Beuve, University of Paris Southe
Risk Aversion and Collusive Behavior in Price-Setting Markets: Experimental Evidence
Presented by: Beth Freeborn, College of William and Mary
Discussant: Bradley Ruffle, Ben-Gurion University
Entry into Winner-Take-All and Proportional-Prize Contests: An Experimental Study
Presented by: Roman Sheremeta, Purdue University
Discussant: Beth Freeborn, College of William and Mary
Reputation, Contracts and the Dynamics of Cooperation : Theoretical and Experimental Approaches
Presented by: Jean Beuve, University of Paris Southe
Discussant: Roman Sheremeta, Purdue University

Session 24: Auction Theory
Session Chair: Chris Dellarocas, University of Maryland
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 452 Ryder
The Optimal and Efficient Auction Mechanisms with Complements
Presented by: Yumiko BABA, Aoyamagakuin University
Discussant: Ivan Pastine, University College Dublin
Signal-Jamming in a Sequential Auction
Presented by: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University
Discussant: Nikolay Archak, NYU Stern
Auction with Resale and Bargaining Power
Presented by: Harrison Cheng, University of Southern California
Discussant: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma
Endogenous Asymmetry in a Dynamic Procurement Auction
Presented by: Viplav Saini, Johns Hopkins University
Discussant: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University

Session 25: Empirical Research on Price Discrimination
Session Chair: Matthew Lewis, The Ohio State University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 454 Ryder
Unbundling Cable Television: An Empirical Investigation
JEL codes: L11, L51, L82
Presented by: Dmitri Byzalov, Harvard University
Discussant: Yijia Wang, NERA
Sleeping with the Enemy: Inter-firm Product Combinations in the Pharmaceutical Indsutry
Presented by: Minjae Song, University of Rochester
Discussant: Dmitri Byzalov, Harvard University
Supermarket and Gasoline: An Empirical Study of Bundled Discount
Presented by: Zhongmin Wang, Northeastern University
Discussant: Minjae Song, University of Rochester
Price and Competition in Parking Garage Industry
Presented by: Yijia Wang, NERA
Discussant: Zhongmin Wang, Northeastern University

Session 26: R&D and Empirical Studies of Organizational Change
Session Chair: Abigail Hornstein, Wesleyan University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 456 Ryder
Corporate Capital Budgeting Decisions and Information Sharing
JEL codes: G3, L2, O3
Presented by: Abigail Hornstein, Wesleyan University
Discussant: Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas, Arlington, and Emory University
The road to managerial professionalization: a study on the determinants of the creation of a middle-management level by Italian high-tech start-ups
Presented by: Massimo Colombo, Politecnico di Milano
Discussant: Calin Valsan, Bishop's University
Additionality Effects from R&D Subsidies on Knowledge Protection - Take the Money and Run?
Presented by: Wolfgang Sofka, Centre for Europ. Economic Research ZEW
Discussant: Abigail Hornstein, Wesleyan University
The Effects of Experience on Selecting Innovation Projects - Better the Devil You Know
Presented by: Franz Schwiebacher, ZEW Mannheim
Discussant: Wolfgang Sofka, Centre for Europ. Economic Research ZEW

Session 27: R&D and Dynamic Competition
Session Chair: Ana Sofia Domingues Rodrigues, Autoridade da Concorrencia
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 010 WestVF
Dynamic efficiency of Cournot and Bertrand competition with cooperative R&D
Presented by: Jan Vandekerckhove, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Discussant: Ana Sofia Domingues Rodrigues, Autoridade da Concorrencia
Irreversible R&D Investment with Inter-Firm Spillovers
Presented by: Gianluca Femminis, Università Cattolica, Milano
Discussant: Jan Vandekerckhove, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Market Structure, Knowledge Spillovers, and the Stock of R&D
Presented by: Ana Sofia Domingues Rodrigues, Autoridade da Concorrencia
Discussant: Gianluca Femminis, Università Cattolica, Milano

Session 28: Intra-Firm Informational Issues
Session Chair: Rick Harbaugh, Indiana University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 170 WestVF
Relational Contract, Limited Liability, and Employment Dynamics
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JEL codes: C61, C73, J33
Presented by: Jin Li, Kellogg School of Management
Discussant: Attila Ambrus, Harvard University
Resume Padding by Economists?
Presented by: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
Discussant: Monic Sun, Stanford University
Intra-Firm Bargaining and Learning in a Market Equilibrium
Presented by: Mikhail Drugov, University of Oxford
Discussant: Charles Thomas, Clemson University
Are CEOs career-concerned?
Presented by: Steffen Brenner, Humboldt University Berlin
Discussant: Rick Harbaugh, Indiana University

Session 29: FDI and Multinational Issues
Session Chair: Robert Feinberg, American University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 178 WestVF
Where A Contract Is Signed Determines Its Value: Chinese Provincial Variation In Utilized vs. Contracted FDI Flows
JEL codes: F2
Presented by: Abigail Hornstein, Wesleyan University
Discussant: Robert Feinberg, American University
The optimal behaviour of firms facing stochastic costs
Presented by: Rosella Nicolini, Institure for Economic Analysis
Discussant: Mario Pezzino, University of Catania
Export-Oriented International Joint Venture: Set-Up Costs, Market Information, and Credit Constraints
Presented by: Chifeng Dai, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Discussant: Alexei Alexandrov, University of Rochester
Multinational Production Networks
Presented by: Maggie Chen, George Washington University
Discussant: Mauricio Varela, Kellogg School of Management

Session 30: Assessing Competition Policy
Session Chair: Stephen King, Monash University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 161 Ryder
Do auctions and forced divestitures increase competition? Evidence for retail gasoline markets
JEL codes: D43, D44, L11
Presented by: Adriaan Soetevent, University of Amsterdam
Discussant: Christoph R. Weiss, Vienna University of Economics and Busin
Going Once, Going Twice, Reported! Cartel Activity and the Effectiveness of Leniency Programs in Experimental Auctions
Presented by: Sander Onderstal, University of Amsterdam
Discussant: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma
On Detecting Agents’ Non Competitive Influence on Market Data
Presented by: Rosa Abrantes-Metz, LECG, LLC and Stern School of Business, NYU
Discussant: Juan-Pablo Montero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Economic Determinants of International Cartel Fines Imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-2008
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Presented by: John Connor, Purdue University
Discussant: Stephen King, Monash University

Session 31: Patent System Reform
Session Chair: Gwendolyn Ball, University of Illinois
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 262 WestVF
Misclassification in Patent Office Examinations: Evidence from a Matched Sample of Applications
JEL codes: O34
Presented by: Alfons Palangkaraya, University of Melbourne
Discussant: Rachel BOCQUET, University of Savoie
Mobility and Career Concerns of Patent Examiners: an Analysis of U.S. Data
Presented by: Corinne Langinier, University of Alberta
Discussant: Mark McCabe, University of Michigan
Patents, Papers, Pairs & Secrets: Contracting over the Disclosure of Scientific Knowledge
Presented by: Joshua Gans, University of Melbourne
Discussant: Elisabeth Müller, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsfor
Patent Quality And A Two Tiered Patent System
Presented by: Vidya Atal, Cornell University
Discussant: Phoebe Chan, Wheaton College

Session 32: Private Information / Hidden Actions
Session Chair: Marco Castaneda, Tulane University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 217 Ryder
A semiparametric test of agent's information sets for games of incomplete information
JEL codes: L00
Presented by: Salvador Navarro, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Ofer Azar, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Delegation and Nonmonetary Incentives
Presented by: Attila Ambrus, Harvard University
Discussant: Levent Çelik, CERGE-EI
A Method to Solve a Class of Multi-Dimensional Screening Problems
Presented by: Sergei Severinov, University of Essex
Discussant: Andras Niedermayer, Northwestern University
Privacy, Publicity, and Choice
Presented by: Andrew Daughety, Vanderbilt University
Discussant: Marco Castaneda, Tulane University

Session 33: Consumer Demand for Healthcare: Drugs etc.
Session Chair: William Encinosa,
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 233 Ryder
How Does Cost-Sharing Affect Drug Purchases? Insurance Regimes in the Private Market for Prescription Drugs
Presented by: William Encinosa,
Discussant: Jura Liaukonyte, University of Virginia
Is Comparative Advertising an Active Ingredient in the Market for Pain Relief? An Empirical Model of Advertising Content
Presented by: Jura Liaukonyte, University of Virginia
Discussant: Jordan Matsudaira, Cornell University
The Impact of Drug Advertising on Consumer Choice in Health Care
Presented by: Daniel Hosken, Federal Trade Commission
Discussant: Catherine Tucker, MIT Sloan

Session 34: Effects of Mergers
Session Chair: Oana Secrieru, Bank of Canada
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 247 Ryder
Multi-product merger control with divestitures and price discrimination
JEL codes: L11,L22,D43,L41
Presented by: Arnaud Féral, University of Cergy-Pontoise
Discussant: Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne
Mergers and Rivals’ Mark-ups: Evidence from European Paper Manufacturers
Presented by: Rosen Marinov, Graduate Institute of Int. Studies
Discussant: Mathieu Luypaert, HU Brussel / KU Leuven
What are the Wage and Employment Consequences of Leveraged Buyouts, Private Equity and Acquisitions in the UK?
Presented by: Kevin Amess, Univeristy of Nottingham
Discussant: Joacim Tag, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
Upstream Horizontal Mergers and Efficiency Gains
Presented by: Apostolis Pavlou, Athens University of Economics and Busin
Discussant: Oana Secrieru, Bank of Canada

Session 35: Antitrust Analysis of Mergers 2
Session Chair: David Weiskopf, LECG LLC (and Johns Hopkins Univ)
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 427 Ryder
Approval Regulation and Learning, with Application to Timing of Merger Control
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JEL codes: L40, L50
Presented by: Marco Ottaviani, Kellogg, Northwestern University
Discussant: Kai-Uwe Kuhn, University of Michigan
Addressing Endogenous Product Choice in an Empirical Analysis of Merger Effects
Presented by: Michael Mazzeo, Northwestern University
Discussant: Cristian Huse, Stockholm School of Economics
Three Types of Inefficiency in Strategic Offers: Empirical Identification from Merger Remedy Settlements
Presented by: Bruce Lyons, University of East Anglia
Discussant: Luke Froeb, Owen Graduate School of Management
Hicks-Marshall Conditions and Defining Antitrust Markets for Intermediate Goods
Presented by: David Weiskopf, LECG LLC (and Johns Hopkins Univ)
Discussant: Jo Seldeslachts, Social Science Center Berlin (WZB)

Session 36: Cartels
Session Chair: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 429 Ryder
Sustaining Collusion in Growing Markets
Presented by: Helder Vasconcelos, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Discussant: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne
Collusion in markets with imperfect price information on both sides
[slides]
Presented by: Christian Schultz, University of Copenhagen
Discussant: Sven-Olof Fridolfsson, Research Institute of Industrial Ec.
International Antitrust Enforcement and Multi-Market Contact
Presented by: Jay Pil Choi, Michigan State University
Discussant: Marie Goppelsroeder, University of Amsterdam
Collusion and Entry: An Experimental Study
Presented by: Marie Goppelsroeder, University of Amsterdam
Discussant: Jay Pil Choi, Michigan State University

Session 37: Innovation Incentives
Session Chair: Anthony Creane, michigan state university
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 431 Ryder
Dynamic Multi-Activity Contests
JEL codes: C72, D72
Presented by: Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University
Discussant: Anthony Creane, michigan state university
R&D and Firm Dynamics
Presented by: Orkhan Hasanaliyev, North Carolina Central University
Discussant: Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University
Launching a Thousand Ships: Incentives for Parallel Innovation
Presented by: Florian Ederer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Orkhan Hasanaliyev, North Carolina Central University
Underinvestment as entry deterrence
Presented by: Anthony Creane, michigan state university
Discussant: Florian Ederer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Session 38: Buyer Power
Session Chair: John Thanassoulis, Oxford University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 433 Ryder
Inefficient Buyer Mergers To Obtain Size Discounts
[slides]
JEL codes: K21, L42
Presented by: Ozlem Bedre, Toulouse School of Economics
Discussant: Stefan Buehler, University of St. Gallen
strategic outsourcing under economies of scale
Presented by: Yutian Chen, California State University, Long Beach
Discussant: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics &Business
Equilibrium Market Structure and Product Variety in Successive Oligopolies
Presented by: Emmanuel Petrakis, University of Crete
Discussant: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara University
Upstream Competition And Downstream Buyer Power
Presented by: John Thanassoulis, Oxford University
Discussant: Emmanuel Petrakis, University of Crete

Session 39: Some Effects of Regulation
Session Chair: Laura Rondi, Politecnico di Torino
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 435 Ryder
Product Market Competition and Upstream Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the US Electricity Market Deregulation
JEL codes: O30, L51, L94
Presented by: Paroma Sanyal, Brandeis University
Discussant: Massimiliano Piacenza, University of Torino - School of Economics
The Influence of Corporatization Process on the Cost of Publicly Provided Local Utilities: Some Insights from Bus Transit Systems
Presented by: Massimiliano Piacenza, University of Torino - School of Economics
Discussant: Laura Rondi, Politecnico di Torino
Investment and financing decisions of EU energy utilities
Presented by: Laura Rondi, Politecnico di Torino
Discussant: Giuliana Battisti, The University of Nottingham
The switching decision making process: evidence from UK residential gas market liberalization
Presented by: Giuliana Battisti, The University of Nottingham
Discussant: Paroma Sanyal, Brandeis University

Session 40: Online Auctions and eCommerce
Session Chair: Dakshina De Silva, Texas Tech University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 452 Ryder
Bidding Behavior in Dynamic Auction Settings: An Empirical Analysis of eBay
JEL codes: D44
Presented by: ILKE ONUR, University of New South Wales
Discussant: Jeffrey Livingston, Bentley College
Are eBay Auctions Efficient? Sequential Ascending Auctions with New Buyer Entries
Presented by: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University
Discussant: Harrison Cheng, University of Southern California
Simultaneous Auctions of Imperfect Substitute Goods by Sellers of Different Reputations
Presented by: Chris Dellarocas, University of Maryland
Discussant: Viplav Saini, Johns Hopkins University
Are Incremental Bidders Really Naive? Theory and Evidence from Competing Online Auctions
Presented by: Rao Fu, Univ. of Texas
Discussant: Chris Dellarocas, University of Maryland

Session 41: Empiricial Research on Pricing I
Session Chair: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 454 Ryder
Price Leadership and Coordination in Retail Gasoline Markets with Price Cycles
Presented by: Matthew Lewis, The Ohio State University
Discussant: Matthijs Wildenbeest, Indiana University
Product Pricing: The Price Premium of Being on the Firm and Industry Frontiers
Presented by: Eleftherios Zacharias, AUEB
Discussant: Matthew Lewis, The Ohio State University
An Analysis of Bundle Pricing: The Case of the Corn Seed Market
Presented by: Kyle Stiegert, University of Wisconsin
Discussant: Eleftherios Zacharias, AUEB
Nonparametric Estimation of the Costs of Non-Sequential Search
Presented by: Matthijs Wildenbeest, Indiana University
Discussant: Kyle Stiegert, University of Wisconsin

Session 42: Oligopoly Models of Pricing
Session Chair: Sofronis Clerides, University of Cyprus
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 456 Ryder
Platform Competition, Compatibility, and Social Efficiency
JEL codes: L11, L15, L40
Presented by: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Maxim Sinitsyn, McGill University
Long-Term Contracts Soften Competition
Presented by: Frances Xu, Cornerstone Research
Discussant: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Harvard Business School
Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition
Presented by: Saul Lach, The Hebrew University
Discussant: Frances Xu, Cornerstone Research
Price Promotions in Asymmetric Triopolies.
Presented by: Maxim Sinitsyn, McGill University
Discussant: Matthew Nagler, The City College of New York

Session 43: Industrial Organization of Hospitals
Session Chair: Thomas Buchmueller, University of Michigan
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: I11,I18
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 170 WestVF
Hospital Choice, Hospital Quality and Patient Welfare for Rural Residents: The Impact of the Critical Access Hospital Program
JEL codes: L15 L38 L52 I1
Presented by: Claudio Lucarelli, Cornell University
Discussant: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
The Effect of Nurse Staffing on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Presented by: Jordan Matsudaira, Cornell University
Discussant: Mary Deily, Lehigh University
Hospital Report Cards, Patients’ Travel Distance, and Health Outcomes
Presented by: Mary Deily, Lehigh University
Discussant: Mario Pezzino, University of Catania
Hospital competition, vertical product differentiation and minimum quality standards
Presented by: Mario Pezzino, University of Catania
Discussant: Gary Fournier, Florida State University

Session 44: Competition in Online Markets
Session Chair: Jeffrey Livingston, Bentley College
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D4
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 010 WestVF
The Nature of Competition between Online Auctions
Presented by: Jeffrey Livingston, Bentley College
Discussant: Yaron Raviv, Claremont McKenna College
A Structural Analysis of Wholesale Used-Car Auctions: Nonparametric Estimation and Testing of Dealers' Valuations with Unknown Number of Bidders
Presented by: Joonsuk Lee, University of California, Davis
Discussant: Artyom Shneyerov, Concordia University, CIRANO, CIREQ
Identification of the Joint Value Distribution from Auction Data
Presented by: Christopher Adams, Federal Trade Commission
Discussant: Kyoo il Kim, University of Minnesota
A "Reduced-Form" Nonparametric Test of Common Values in First-Price Auctions with a Binding Reserve Price
Presented by: Artyom Shneyerov, Concordia University, CIRANO, CIREQ
Discussant: Christopher Adams, Federal Trade Commission

Session 45: Dynamic Oligopoly
Session Chair: Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 178 WestVF
Strategic Implications of Competing For Consumers with Time Inconsistent Preferences
JEL codes: D03,D14,G21,L13
Presented by: Alexei Alexandrov, University of Rochester
Discussant: Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne
Reputation, Lock-in, and contractual dynamics: The case of Car Parking services
[slides]
Presented by: Claudine DESRIEUX, CES University of Paris I
Discussant: Alexei Alexandrov, University of Rochester
Stackelberg Competition in a Dynamic Duopoly
Presented by: Kwang Soo Cheong, Johns Hopkins University
Discussant: Claudine DESRIEUX, CES University of Paris I
Fee Setting Intermediaries: On Real Estate Agents: Stock Brokers, and Auction Houses
Presented by: Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne
Discussant: Kwang Soo Cheong, Johns Hopkins University

Session 46: Network Neutrality, Compatibility, and Pricing
Session Chair: Byungcheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 105 Shillman
Net Neutrality and Investment Incentives
JEL codes: D4, L12, L4, L4
Presented by: Byungcheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Discussant: Sjaak Hurkens, CSIC
Network Externalities, Mutuality, and Compatibility
Presented by: Matthew Nagler, The City College of New York
Discussant: Jiawei Chen, University of California-Irvine
A retail Benchmarking Approach to Efficient Two-way Access Pricing: Termination Based Price Discrimination with Elastic Subscription Demand.
Presented by: Sjaak Hurkens, CSIC
Discussant: Byungcheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ad-sponsored Business Models and Compatibility Incentives
Presented by: Feng Zhu, University of Southern California
Discussant: Jianjun Wu, University of Arizona

Session 47: Vertical Issues in Trade and Geography
Session Chair: Wesley Wilson, Oregon
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 262 WestVF
Imports "R" Us: Retail Chains as Platforms for Developing-Country Imports
JEL codes: F12, F14, L11,
Presented by: Emek Basker, University of Missouri
Discussant: Eng Kooi Lim, Competition Bureau
Exporting Behavior under Quality Constraints
Presented by: Jagadeesh Sivadasan, University of Michigan
Discussant: Patrick Musso, University of Savoie
The Rise of Vertical Specialization Trade
[slides]
Presented by: Benjamin Bridgman, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Discussant: Andrea Mantovani, University of Bologna
Market Size Matters, Distance Matters: Effects of Market Density on Product Varieties
Presented by: Hankook Kim, Industry Canada
Discussant: Wesley Wilson, Oregon

Session 48: Exercising Market Power
Session Chair: Adriaan Soetevent, University of Amsterdam
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 135 Shillman
Buyer groups, buyer power and outsiders
JEL codes: L13, L42
Presented by: Stephen King, Monash University
Discussant: John Connor, Purdue University
Multimarket contact, price discrimination, and collusive behavior
Presented by: Juan-Pablo Montero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Discussant: Sander Onderstal, University of Amsterdam
Spatial Concentration and Gasoline Prices
Presented by: Christoph R. Weiss, Vienna University of Economics and Busin
Discussant: Adriaan Soetevent, University of Amsterdam
Using Coupons to Intertemporally Price Discriminate and Tacitly Collude
Presented by: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma
Discussant: Rosa Abrantes-Metz, LECG, LLC and Stern School of Business, NYU

Session 49: Bank Pricing and Competition
Session Chair: Amit Gandhi, University of Wisconsin
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 305 Shillman
Market power in multiple-choice demand functions of banking services. An application to Spanish banks
JEL codes: G21, D24
Presented by: Alfredo Martin-Oliver, Bank of Spain
Discussant: José Liñares-Zegarra, University of Granada
EXPLOITING OLD CUSTOMERS AND ATTRACTING NEW ONES: THE CASE OF BANK DEPOSIT PRICING
Presented by: Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Universidad de Granada
Discussant: Amit Gandhi, University of Wisconsin
Lender Transparency, Credit Market Concentration and Loan Pricing
Presented by: Robert Adams, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Ahmet Aysan, Bogazici University
Market Power and Merger Simulation in Retail Banking
Presented by: Jozsef Molnar, Uk Competition Commission
Discussant: Marianne Verdier, Telecom ParisTech

Session 50: Networks, Regulation and Entry
Session Chair: Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 335 Shillman
Land Use Regulation as a Barrier to Entry
JEL codes: R3, L1, L5
Presented by: Junichi Suzuki, University of Toronto
Discussant: Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania
Public Monopoly and Economic Efficiency: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s Entry Decisions
Presented by: Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Junichi Suzuki, University of Toronto
Estimating a Model of Strategic Store-Network Choice
Presented by: Mitsukuni Nishida, The University of Chicago
Discussant: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Network Effects and Geographic Concentration of Industry
Presented by: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Discussant: Mitsukuni Nishida, The University of Chicago

Session 51: Research Joint Ventures
Session Chair: Gilberto Turati, Università di Torino
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 425 Shillman
Breaking Up a Research Consortium
Presented by: Andras Niedermayer, Northwestern University
Discussant: Vidya Atal, Cornell University
Size of RJVs and Degree of Cooperation in Product Development
Presented by: Marc Bourreau, Telecom ParisTech
Discussant: Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne
Extended RJV cooperation and welfare
Presented by: Gianluca Femminis, Università Cattolica, Milano
Discussant: Gilberto Turati, Università di Torino

Session 52: Information topics in IO
Session Chair: Salvador Navarro, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 215 Shillman
Monopoly Provision of Tune-ins
JEL codes: D83, L82, M37.
Presented by: Levent Çelik, CERGE-EI
Discussant: Mikhail Drugov, University of Oxford
Joining forces to attract consumers: location choice in a consumer search model
Presented by: Marielle Non, University of Groningen
Discussant: Felix Munoz-Garcia, Washington State University
Equilibrium Behavior in a Model of Multilateral Negotiations
Presented by: Charles Thomas, Clemson University
Discussant: Marc Santugini, HEC Montreal
The Preference for Risk in Agency Problems
Presented by: Chifeng Dai, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Discussant: Salvador Navarro, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Session 53: Antitrust Analysis of Mergers 1
Session Chair: Jo Seldeslachts, Social Science Center Berlin (WZB)
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 220 Shillman
On the Coordinated Effects of Conglomerate Mergers
Presented by: Kai-Uwe Kuhn, University of Michigan
Discussant: Marco Ottaviani, Kellogg, Northwestern University
Estimating the ‘Coordinated Effects’ of Mergers
Presented by: Cristian Huse, Stockholm School of Economics
Discussant: Michael Mazzeo, Northwestern University
Mergers in Auctions with an Incumbent Advantage
[slides]
Presented by: Luke Froeb, Owen Graduate School of Management
Discussant: Bruce Lyons, University of East Anglia
Deterrence of Horizontal Mergers: Empirical Evidence from U.S. Industries
Presented by: Jo Seldeslachts, Social Science Center Berlin (WZB)
Discussant: David Weiskopf, LECG LLC (and Johns Hopkins Univ)

Session 54: Productivity and Growth
Session Chair: Kirk White, Economic Research Service, U.S.D.A
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 315 Shillman
R&D and Productivity: Estimating Production Functions when Productivity is Endogenous
JEL codes: D24, L23,O32
Presented by: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University
Discussant: Kirk White, Economic Research Service, U.S.D.A
The Impact of Entrepreneurship on Schumpeterian Endogenous Growth: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Jose Plehn-Dujowich, Temple University
Discussant: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University
Total Factor Productivity Growth and Convergence: Test for Non-Convexity
Presented by: Shunsuke Managi, Yokohama National University
Discussant: Jose Plehn-Dujowich, Temple University
The Impact of Plant-level Resource Reallocations and Technical Progress on U.S. Macroeconomic Growth
Presented by: Kirk White, Economic Research Service, U.S.D.A
Discussant: Shunsuke Managi, Yokohama National University

Session 55: Vertical Relations
Session Chair: Stefan Buehler, University of St. Gallen
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 440 Egan
Endogenous Vertical Contracts and the Mode of Competition
Presented by: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics &Business
Discussant: Ozlem Bedre, Toulouse School of Economics
Optimal Purchasing Strategy: Burning What you Bought
Presented by: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara University
Discussant: John Thanassoulis, Oxford University
Making Sense of Non-Binding Retail Price Recommendations
Presented by: Stefan Buehler, University of St. Gallen
Discussant: Yutian Chen, California State University, Long Beach

Session 56: Theoretical Research on Pricing
Session Chair: Helder Vasconcelos, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 325 Shillman
Option Package Bundling
JEL codes: L11
Presented by: Makoto Hanazono, Nagoya University
Discussant: Joao Leao, ISCTE
Mark-up Pricing Under Demand Uncertainty
[slides]
Presented by: Michael Salinger, Boston University and FTC
Discussant: Makoto Hanazono, Nagoya University
Inefficient durable-goods monopolies
Presented by: Joao Montez, University of Lausanne
Discussant: Michael Salinger, Boston University and FTC
The Market for Surprises: Selling Substitute Goods through Lotteries
Presented by: Joao Leao, ISCTE
Discussant: Joao Montez, University of Lausanne

Session 57: Econometric Methods in Industrial Organization
Session Chair: Luciano de Castro, University of Illinois
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 415 Shillman
Using Grid Distributions to Test for Affiliation in Models of First-Price Auctions with Private Values
JEL codes: C20, D44, L1
Presented by: Luciano de Castro, University of Illinois
Discussant: E. Weyl, Harvard University
Pass-Through as an Economic Tool
Presented by: E. Weyl, Harvard University
Discussant: Luciano de Castro, University of Illinois
Estimating Sequential-Move Games by a Recursive Conditioning Simulator
Presented by: Shiko Maruyama, University of New South Wales
Discussant: Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto
Structural Estimation and Counterfactual Experiments in Games when the Data Come from Multiple Equilibria
Presented by: Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto
Discussant: Shiko Maruyama, University of New South Wales

Session 58: Mergers and Value
Session Chair: David Balan, Federal Trade Commission
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 14:20 - 16:10
Location: 420 Shillman
Industry Determinants of Shareholder Value Creation in European Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions
JEL codes: G34
Presented by: Mathieu Luypaert, HU Brussel / KU Leuven
Discussant: Rosen Marinov, Graduate Institute of Int. Studies
The Value of Technology in Takeovers: A Comparison of Corporate Acquisitions and LBOs
Presented by: Christoph Grimpe, Centre for Europ. Econ Research (ZEW)
Discussant: Vaiva Petrikaite, University of Groningen
A Product Market Theory of Private Equity Buyouts
Presented by: Joacim Tag, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
Discussant: Kevin Amess, Univeristy of Nottingham
Mergers with innovation in differentiated product industries: the case of the supercomputers
Presented by: Joao Macieira, Virginia Tech
Discussant: Keith Brand, FTC

Session 59: Contracting and Multi-Sided Platforms
Session Chair: Christiaan Hogendorn, Wesleyan University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: L15, L24
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 010 WestVF
Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search?
Presented by: Bruno Jullien, Universite des Sciences Sociales
Discussant: Wolfgang Gick, Harvard University
Vertical Integration and Exclusivity in Platform and Two-Sided Markets
Presented by: Robin Lee, Stern School of Business, New York Unive
Discussant: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Industry Concentration and Credit Card Pricing Puzzles
Presented by: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Discussant: Robin Lee, Stern School of Business, New York Unive
Platform Contracting and Exclusivity
[slides]
Presented by: Wolfgang Gick, Harvard University
Discussant: Bruno Jullien, Universite des Sciences Sociales

Session 60: Regulation and Industry Structure
Session Chair: Aude Le Lannier, U. Paris XI and U. Paris I
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:10
Location: 170 WestVF
Ex Post Regulation Facilitates Collusion
JEL codes: K21, L42, L51
Presented by: Patrick Beschorner, ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
Discussant: José Mendoza, Comision Federal de Competencia
Regulating a Multi-Utility Firm
Presented by: carlo scarpa, Univ. of Brescia
Discussant: Prabal Roy Chowdhury, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
Regulatory Federalism in Network Industries
Presented by: Francesc Trillas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Discussant: Leonardo Basso, Universidad de Chile
Pollution Permits and the Evolution of Market Structure
Presented by: Stephen Ryan, MIT
Discussant: Ulrich Doraszelski, Harvard University

Session 61: Empirical Dynamic Competition - Structural Models
Session Chair: Wei Tan, State University of New York at Stony Br
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 178 WestVF
A Dynamic Analysis of Consolidation in the Broadcast Television Industry
JEL codes: L10 L13 L22 L96
Presented by: Jessica Stahl, Boston University
Discussant: Wei Tan, State University of New York at Stony Br
A Dynamic Model of Innovation and Technological Competition in the Supercomputer Industry
Presented by: Joao Macieira, Virginia Tech
Discussant: Jessica Stahl, Boston University
Advertising and Market Share Dynamics
Presented by: Minjung Park, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Joao Macieira, Virginia Tech
A dynamic analysis of credit rating market
Presented by: Wei Tan, State University of New York at Stony Br
Discussant: Minjung Park, University of Minnesota

Session 62: Trade and IO
Session Chair: Emek Basker, University of Missouri
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 105 Shillman
MEASURING THE BARRIERS TO TRADE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[slides]
JEL codes: F13, L4, L5, L9
Presented by: Eng Kooi Lim, Competition Bureau
Discussant: Jagadeesh Sivadasan, University of Michigan
Financial Constraints and Firm Export Behavior
Presented by: Patrick Musso, University of Savoie
Discussant: Emek Basker, University of Missouri
Intellectual Property Rights, Parallel Import and Cost Reducing Innovation
Presented by: Andrea Mantovani, University of Bologna
Discussant: Hankook Kim, Industry Canada
Plant and Firm Participation in Steel markets
Presented by: Wesley Wilson, Oregon
Discussant: Benjamin Bridgman, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Session 63: Financial Institution Behavior
Session Chair: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 262 WestVF
Determinants of the Locations of Payday Lenders, Pawnshops and Check-Cashing Outlets
Presented by: Robin Prager, FRB
Discussant: Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Universidad de Granada
How Inefficient Are Financial Institutions? A New Approach and Evidence from Thrifts
Presented by: George Deltas, University of Illinois
Discussant: Alfredo Martin-Oliver, Bank of Spain
Foreign Banks, Economic Shocks and Credit Allocation: The Case of Bulgaria
Presented by: Evren Damar, SUNY College at Brockport
Discussant: Jean-Etienne de Bettignies, Queen's University
Intrastate Branching Deregulation and Bank Stability: Evidence from U.S. Commercial Banks
Presented by: Martin Goetz, Brown University
Discussant: Robin Prager, FRB

Session 64: Industry Dynamics
Session Chair: Andres Musalem, Duke University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 135 Shillman
Simple Markov-Perfect Industry Dynamics
[slides]
JEL codes: L13
Presented by: Nan Yang, VU University Amsterdam and the Tinbergen Institute
Discussant: Kyoo il Kim, University of Minnesota
Industry Dynamics in Growing Markets
Presented by: Kyoo il Kim, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Nan Yang, VU University Amsterdam and the Tinbergen Institute
The Impact of Initial Financial State on Firm Duration Across Entry Cohorts
Presented by: Robert Petrunia, Lakehead Universtiy
Discussant: Andres Musalem, Duke University
When Demand Projections Are Too Optimistic: A Structural Model Of Product Line And Pricing Decisions
Presented by: Andres Musalem, Duke University
Discussant: Robert Petrunia, Lakehead Universtiy

Session 65: Efficiency and Investment in Restructured Electricity Markets
Session Chair: Chloe Le Coq, Stockholm School of Economics
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 215 Shillman
Market Organization and Efficiency in Electricity Markets
JEL codes: L94, L51
Presented by: Erin Mansur, Yale University
Discussant: Maria-Soledad Arellano, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez
Optimal Energy Efficiency Policies and the California Manual: How Well Do They Match?
[slides]
Presented by: Timothy Brennan, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Discussant: Michael Waterson, University of Warwick
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF INVESTMENT INCENTIVES MECHANISMS IN THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY
Presented by: Carine staropoli, University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Discussant: Tobias Veith, ZEW
Pricing and Capacity Provision in Electricity Markets
Presented by: Chloe Le Coq, Stockholm School of Economics
Discussant: Erin Mansur, Yale University

Session 66: Innovation Policy
Session Chair: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics &Business
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 335 Shillman
Government Subsidies for New Product R&D in Liquidity Constrained Firms
Presented by: Jianjun Wu, University of Arizona
Discussant: Alberto Galasso, University of Toronto
Self-selection in the market for VC and growth performances: evidence from a sample of Italian New Technology-Based Firms
Presented by: Massimo Colombo, Politecnico di Milano
Discussant: Katrin Cremers, ZEW
Direct public subsidies and the productivity of high-tech start-ups: exploring the governmental ‘build efficiency’ function
Presented by: Samuele Murtinu, Politecnico di Milano
Discussant: Gwendolyn Ball, University of Illinois
Wage effects of R&D tax incentives: Evidence from the Netherlands
Presented by: Boris Lokshin, University of Maastricht
Discussant: Timothy Simcoe, University of Toronto

Session 67: Product Variety and Design
Session Chair: Heski Bar-Isaac, NYU
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: L11
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 425 Shillman
Customization with Virtically Differentiated Products
JEL codes: D43, L13, C72
Presented by: Oksana Loginova, University of Missouri
Discussant: Chi Leung Wong, Shanghai University of Finance and Econ
Multiproduct Firms and The Diamond Paradox
Presented by: Andrew Rhodes, University of Oxford
Discussant: Heski Bar-Isaac, NYU
The Choice of the Number of Varieties: Justifying Simple Mechanisms
Presented by: Chi Leung Wong, Shanghai University of Finance and Econ
Discussant: Oksana Loginova, University of Missouri
Dispersed Design and Costly Search
Presented by: Heski Bar-Isaac, NYU
Discussant: Andrew Rhodes, University of Oxford

Session 68: Media and Advertising
Session Chair: Octavian Carare, University of Texas at Dallas
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 440 Egan
New Determinants of Advertising Rates and Pricing Strategy in the Product Market: An Application to the Press Industry
JEL codes: L82, M37, D42
Presented by: Joanna POUSSET, University of the Balearic Islands
Discussant: Ryanne van Dalen, University of Groningen
The Effects of Audience Composition in the Dutch Radio Broadcasting Industry
Presented by: Ryanne van Dalen, University of Groningen
Discussant: Joanna POUSSET, University of the Balearic Islands
Business Stealing in NetworkTelevision
Presented by: Octavian Carare, University of Texas at Dallas
Discussant: Darlene Chisholm, Suffolk University

Session 69: Exclusive Dealings
Session Chair: Mark McCabe, University of Michigan
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 220 Shillman
Exclusive Contracts, Innovation, and Welfare
JEL codes: L4, L1,
Presented by: Yongmin Chen, University of Colorado at Boulder
Discussant: Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam
Predatory Exclusive Dealing
Presented by: Joachim Klein, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
Discussant: Haizhen Lin, Indiana University
Digital Rights Management and Technological Tying
Presented by: Jin-Hyuk Kim, University of Cambridge
Discussant: Yuliya Bolotova, University of Idaho

Session 70: Technology Adoption and Diffusion
Session Chair: Luca Lambertini, University of Bologna
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 315 Shillman
Adoption is Not Development: First Mover Advantages in the Diffusion of New Technology
Presented by: Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and IESE (SP-SP)
Discussant: Luca Lambertini, University of Bologna
Technology Adoption with forward looking agents
Presented by: Filomena Garcia, ISEG/Technical University of Lisbon
Discussant: Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and IESE (SP-SP)
Formal and Informal Technology Transfer from Academia to Industry: Complementarity Effects and Innovation Performance
Presented by: Christoph Grimpe, Centre for Europ. Econ Research (ZEW)
Discussant: Filomena Garcia, ISEG/Technical University of Lisbon
The Incentive to Invest in Environmental-Friendly Technologies: Dynamics Makes a Difference
Presented by: Luca Lambertini, University of Bologna
Discussant: Christoph Grimpe, Centre for Europ. Econ Research (ZEW)

Session 71: Information Technology and E-Commerce
Session Chair: Jeffrey Prince, Cornell University
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 305 Shillman
The Internet and Local Wages: Convergence or Divergence?
JEL codes: O33, R11
Presented by: Chris Forman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Discussant: Christian Trudeau, University of Windsor
Adaptation to Digitization and Efficiency among French Record Companies
Presented by: François MOREAU, CNAM
Discussant: Chris Forman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Entrepreneurial Entry and Information Technology Shocks: The Unvarying Experience of IT Consultancies
Presented by: Kenneth Simons, Rensselaer
Discussant: François MOREAU, CNAM
Automatic user contributions and price competition
Presented by: Christian Trudeau, University of Windsor
Discussant: Kenneth Simons, Rensselaer

Session 72: Auctions: Issues in Contest Design and Public Policy
Session Chair: Yaron Raviv, Claremont McKenna College
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 325 Shillman
Minority subcontracting goals in government procurement auctions
JEL codes: H4, H57, D44
Presented by: Dakshina De Silva, Texas Tech University
Discussant: Lawrence White, New York University
The 40% Handicap Auction
Presented by: Yosuke Yasuda, GRIPS
Discussant: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University
A Model of Bundling: Politician Preferences and Non-rigid Caps on Political Lobbying
Presented by: Ivan Pastine, University College Dublin
Discussant: Yosuke Yasuda, GRIPS
The Crowdsourcer's Dilemma: Design and Efficiency of All-Pay Contests with Incomplete Information.
Presented by: Nikolay Archak, NYU Stern
Discussant: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University

Session 73: Theoretical Research on Information and Pricing
Session Chair: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 415 Shillman
A Search Cost Model of Obfuscation
Presented by: Alexander Wolitzky, MIT
Discussant: Heiko Karle, University of Mannheim
Paying for Anonymity: Privacy, Price Discrimination, and the Value of Anonymous Transactions
Presented by: Liad Wagman, Duke University
Discussant: Alexander Wolitzky, MIT
Static and Dynamic Pricing: A Joint Analysis of Nonlinear Pricing and Promotions
Presented by: Sofronis Clerides, University of Cyprus
Discussant: Liad Wagman, Duke University
Pricing and Information Disclosure in Markets with Loss-Averse Consumers
Presented by: Heiko Karle, University of Mannheim
Discussant: Sofronis Clerides, University of Cyprus

Session 74: Productivity
Session Chair: Amit Gandhi, University of Wisconsin
Session type: invited
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 16:30 - 18:20
Location: 420 Shillman
FIRM-LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY UNDER THE “LOI FILLON” IN FRANCE
Presented by: Faye Steiner, Stanford University and Universite Paris
Discussant: Frederic Warzynski, Aarhus School of Business
Identifying Production Functions using Restrictions from Economic Theory
Presented by: Amit Gandhi, University of Wisconsin
Discussant: valerie smeets, Aarhus School of Business
Understanding Price Behavior in Danish Manufacturing at the Product and Firm Level: Evidence from a Transaction-Level Dataset
Presented by: Frederic Warzynski, Aarhus School of Business
Discussant: Faye Steiner, Stanford University and Universite Paris
Does Input Quality Drive Measured Differences in Firm Productivity?
Presented by: valerie smeets, Aarhus School of Business
Discussant: Amit Gandhi, University of Wisconsin

Session 75: Airlines
Session Chair: Nicholas Rupp, East Carolina University
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 010 WestVF
Dynamic Non-Price Effects of Multimarket Contact: Evidence from an Airline Merger
Presented by: Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California, Irvine
Discussant: Claudio Piga, Loughborough University
Mergers and Business Model Assimilation:evidence from Low-Cost airlines Takeovers
Presented by: Claudio Piga, Loughborough University
Discussant: Nicholas Rupp, East Carolina University
Airline Strategic Alliances in Overlapping Markets: Should Policy Makers be Concerned?
Presented by: Philip Gayle, Kansas State University
Discussant: Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California, Irvine
Do consumers benefit from price assurance guarantees? Evidence from on-line travel agents
Presented by: Nicholas Rupp, East Carolina University
Discussant: Philip Gayle, Kansas State University

Session 76: Market Structure and Network Effects
Session Chair: Pai-Ling Yin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 170 WestVF
Monopolies in Two-Sided Markets: Comparative Statics and Identification
JEL codes: L12, L40, L50
Presented by: E. Weyl, Harvard University
Discussant: Pai-Ling Yin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Two-sided Dynamics in Markets with Network Effects and Switching Costs
Presented by: Jiawei Chen, University of California-Irvine
Discussant: XU Li, shanghai Jiaotong University
Asymmetric Network Effects
Presented by: Pai-Ling Yin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Tatiana Farina, Boston College

Session 77: Cartel theory
Session Chair: Wallace Mullin, George Washington University
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 178 WestVF
Endogenous Cartel Formation with Heterogeneous Firms
JEL codes: L14
Presented by: Joseph Harrington, Johns Hopkins University
Discussant: Marc Escrihuela, Universitat de les Illes Balears
on cartel stability and endogenous sequencing with tacit collusion
Presented by: Marc Escrihuela, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Discussant: Joseph Harrington, Johns Hopkins University
Downstream Competition, Exclusive Dealing and Upstream Collusion
Presented by: Clémence Christin, Ecole Polytechnique
Discussant: Sébastien Mitraille, Toulouse Business School
The Impact of Speculation on Oligopolistic Behavior
Presented by: Sébastien Mitraille, Toulouse Business School
Discussant: Clémence Christin, Ecole Polytechnique

Session 78: Finance Issues
Session Chair: George Deltas, University of Illinois
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 260 WestVF
The Credit Ratings Game
JEL codes: D82,G24,L15
Presented by: Joel Shapiro, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Discussant: Odilon Camara, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ARE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES’ DEFAULT PROBABILITIES LESS CYCLICAL? EVIDENCE FROM ITALY
Presented by: Juri Marcucci, Bank of Italy
Discussant: Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, University of Granada
Choice of Product under Government Regulation:
Presented by: Elena Krasnok,
Discussant: Evren Damar, SUNY College at Brockport
Markets with interested advisors - On brokers, matchmakers, and middlemen
Presented by: Marco Haan, University of Groningen
Discussant: George Deltas, University of Illinois

Session 79: Firms and Markets
Session Chair: Birger Wernerfelt, MIT
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 262 WestVF
Firms, markets, and the work ethic
JEL codes: L14, D86, D02
Presented by: Michael Rauh, Indiana University
Discussant: Birger Wernerfelt, MIT
Delegation of Authority in Oligopoly
Presented by: Christian Ruzzier, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Patrick Herbst, Goethe-University Frankfurt
Contractual solutions to hold-up problems with hidden information and unobservable investments
Presented by: Patrick Schmitz, University of Cologne
Discussant: Jin Li, Kellogg School of Management
Inefficient Pre-bargaining Search
Presented by: Birger Wernerfelt, MIT
Discussant: Michael Raith, University of Rochester

Session 80: Vehicles, Fuel Economy, and Air Pollution
Session Chair: Timothy Brennan, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 270 WestVF
Automobile Prices, Gasoline Prices, and Consumer Demand for Fuel Economy
JEL codes: L1, L9, Q4, Q5
Presented by: Nathan Miller, Department of Justice
Discussant: Ana Maria Herrera, Wayne State University
Green Drivers or Free Riders? An Analysis of Tax Rebates for Hybrid Vehicles
Presented by: Ambarish Chandra, University of British Columbia
Discussant: Nathan Miller, Department of Justice
Building Out Alternative Fuel Retail Infrastructure: Government Fleet Spillovers in E85
Presented by: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto
Discussant: Ambarish Chandra, University of British Columbia
Sacred Cars? Optimal Regulation of Stationary and Non-stationary Pollution Sources
Presented by: Catherine Wolfram, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant: Timothy Brennan, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Session 81: Industry Dynamics in Banking and Telecommunications
Session Chair: Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 272 WestVF
Local Entry Decisions in the US Banking Industry
JEL codes: G21, L11, L13
Presented by: Ramiro de Elejalde, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Discussant: Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto
Bank Expasion after the Riegle-Neal Act: The Role of Diversification of Local-Market Risk
Presented by: Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto
Discussant: Ramiro de Elejalde, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Who thinks about the competition? Managerial ability and strategic entry in US local telephone markets
Presented by: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona
Discussant: Mian Dai, Drexel University
Strategic Interactions and Market Structure in the U.S. Mobile Telecommunications Industry
Presented by: Mian Dai, Drexel University
Discussant: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona

Session 82: Reputation and Certification
Session Chair: Eric Rasmusen, Indiana University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: L15
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 425 Shillman
How Does Variance of Consumer Ratings Matter?
Presented by: Monic Sun, Stanford University
Discussant: Steffen Brenner, Humboldt University Berlin
Collective Reputation Effects: the Case of Bordeaux Wines
Presented by: Olivier Gergaud, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Discussant: Eric Rasmusen, Indiana University
Imperfect Certification
Presented by: Yiquan Gu, University of Dortmund (TU) and RGS Econ
Discussant: Olivier Gergaud, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
How Useful Is a Product Umbrella for Reputation?
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Presented by: Eric Rasmusen, Indiana University
Discussant: Yiquan Gu, University of Dortmund (TU) and RGS Econ

Session 83: Internet and Search
Session Chair: V Brian Viard, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 210 Shillman
Patterns of e-commerce adoption and intensity. Evidence for the European Union-27
JEL codes: L86;L96;O33;O52
Presented by: Maria Vicente, University of Oviedo
Discussant: John Thanassoulis, Oxford University
Is Multimedia Convergence To Be Welcomed?
Presented by: John Thanassoulis, Oxford University
Discussant: V Brian Viard, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
The Effect of Content on Global Internet Adoption
Presented by: V Brian Viard, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Discussant: Maria Vicente, University of Oviedo

Session 84: Merger Effects
Session Chair: Julie Carlson, Federal Trade Commission
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 215 Shillman
Interfuel Substitution and the Price Effects of Coal Mergers: Evidence from the Powder River Basin
JEL codes: L1
Presented by: Matthew Weinberg, Princeton University
Discussant: Yaa Owusua Akosa Antwi, Carnegie Mellon University
Critical Import Elasticities, Geographic Market Definition and the "Imports-as-Market-Discipline" Hypothesis
Presented by: Julie Carlson, Federal Trade Commission
Discussant: Mitsuru SUNADA, JFTC
Applications of Critical Loss Analysis in Antitrust Market Definition: Recent Korean Merger Cases in Soju and Beer Industries
Presented by: Seonghoon Jeon,
Discussant: Christopher Garmon, Federal Trade Commission
An Empirical Investigation of the Toho-Subaru Antitrust Case: A Merger in the Japanese Movie Theater Market
Presented by: Mitsuru SUNADA, JFTC
Discussant: Cory Capps, Bates White

Session 85: Intellectual Property Rights and Open Source
Session Chair: Wen Zhou, University of Hong Kong
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 220 Shillman
A Look Inside the Forge: Developer Productivity and Spillovers in Open Source Projects
JEL codes: D20, L11, L23
Presented by: Jan Eilhard, Cerna
Discussant: Wen Zhou, University of Hong Kong
A Two Sided Market Analysis of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Proprietary Firms
Presented by: Michael Johnson, Clark University
Discussant: Jan Eilhard, Cerna
Converting Pirates without Cannibalizing Purchasers: The Effect of Digital Distribution on Physical Sales and Internet Piracy
Presented by: Michael Smith, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Michael Johnson, Clark University
Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement in Imperfect Markets
Presented by: Wen Zhou, University of Hong Kong
Discussant: Michael Smith, Carnegie Mellon University

Session 86: The Determinants of R&D
Session Chair: Vicar Valencia, RMIT University
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 420 Shillman
The Impact of R&D Alliance on the Survival and Profitability of Newly Listed High Tech Firms
JEL codes: L1, L24, O32
Presented by: Vicar Valencia, RMIT University
Discussant: Massimo Colombo, Politecnico di Milano
Patents and business-science research partnerships
Presented by: Isabel Pereira, United Nations Development Programme
Discussant: Albert Banal-Estanol, City University and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Productivity Leadership and Strategic Investments in Innovation: The Adoption of E-Business Capabilities
Presented by: Kristina McElheran, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Vicar Valencia, RMIT University
The Impact of Industry Collaboration on Academic Research Output: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis
Presented by: Albert Banal-Estanol, City University and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Discussant: Kristina McElheran, Harvard Business School

Session 87: Effects of Price and Quality Regulation
Session Chair: Janice Hauge, University of North Texas
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 315 Shillman
Vertical Differentiation and Factor Substitution: An Empirical Study of Minimum Quality Standards in the Nursing Home Industry
JEL codes: L5
Presented by: Min Chen, CRA International (Formerly Charles River Associates)
Discussant: Janice Hauge, University of North Texas
Measuring Welfare and the Effects of Regulation in a Government-Created Market: The Case of Medicare Part D Plans
Presented by: Jeffrey Prince, Cornell University
Discussant: Min Chen, CRA International (Formerly Charles River Associates)
Price floor regulations and competition in gasoline retail markets
Presented by: Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Jeffrey Prince, Cornell University
Oust the louse: do political pressures discipline regulators?
Presented by: Janice Hauge, University of North Texas
Discussant: Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Session 88: The Organization of Production and Distribution
Session Chair: Bruce Lyons, University of East Anglia
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: L2
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 320 Shillman
Outsourcing and Contract Form in Network Industries
JEL codes: L14, L24, L93
Presented by: Silke Forbes, University of California, San Diego
Discussant: Aude Le Lannier, U. Paris XI and U. Paris I
Innovation and subcontracting relationships: empirical evidence from the "Sillon Aplin"
Presented by: Rachel BOCQUET, University of Savoie
Discussant: Renata Kosova, Cornell University
Scale, Scope and Spillovers: Evidence from Franchised Chains
Presented by: Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan
Discussant: Silke Forbes, University of California, San Diego
The Effects of Capacity on Sales Under Alternative Vertical Contracts,
Presented by: Julie Mortimer, Harvard University
Discussant: Stefan Buehler, University of St. Gallen

Session 89: Auctions: Theory and Empirics
Session Chair: Christopher Adams, Federal Trade Commission
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 325 Shillman
The Effect of Different Reserve Prices on Auction Outcomes
JEL codes: D44
Presented by: Yaron Raviv, Claremont McKenna College
Discussant: Dakshina De Silva, Texas Tech University
Winner’s Experience and Survival of Firms in Procurement Auctions
Presented by: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma
Discussant: Rao Fu, Univ. of Texas
Nonparametrically Testing Auction Theory
Presented by: Daniel Quint, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Discussant: Christopher Adams, Federal Trade Commission
Loss Aversion? What Loss Aversion? Some Surprising Evidence from the Art Market
Presented by: Lawrence White, New York University
Discussant: ILKE ONUR, University of New South Wales

Session 90: Empirical Research on Pricing II
Session Chair: Alberto Salvo, Northwestern University
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:50
Location: 415 Shillman
The Impact of Value Added Tax on Retail Prices
JEL codes: H2 H22 D4
Presented by: Jorge Tovar, Universidad de Los Andes
Discussant: Jonathan Smith, Boston University
Market Structure and Competition in Food Retail: Some Evidences from Brazil
Presented by: Elizabeth Farina, Universisty of Sao Paulo
Discussant: Jorge Tovar, Universidad de Los Andes
Consumers' Quality Choices during Demand Peaks
Presented by: Helena Perrone, Toulouse School of Economics (GREMAQ, INRA)
Discussant: Elizabeth Farina, Universisty of Sao Paulo
Grads, Dads, and Christmas: Seasonal Variation in Average Price and Elasticity of Demand
Presented by: Jonathan Smith, Boston University
Discussant: Helena Perrone, Toulouse School of Economics (GREMAQ, INRA)

Session 91: Productivity and Pricing in Transportation Markets
Session Chair: Wesley Wilson, Oregon
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 010 WestVF
Market Dominance and Competition: A Study of Spatial Prices in Railroad Markets
Presented by: Wesley Wilson, Oregon
Discussant: Marcella Nicolini, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Analyzing the Effects of a Merger between Airline Codeshare Partners
Presented by: Dave Brown, Student
Discussant: Kenneth Boyer, Michigan State University
Local Public Transport in Europe: Institutions and Public Ownership
Presented by: Marcella Nicolini, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Discussant: Wesley Wilson, Oregon
The Leader's Curse in the Airline Industry
Presented by: Mauricio Varela, Kellogg School of Management
Discussant: Catherine Wolfram, University of California, Berkeley

Session 92: Network Size, Participation and Performance
Session Chair: Guofu Tan, University of Southern California
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 170 WestVF
Olson’s Paradox Revisited: An Empirical Analysis of File-sharing Behaviour in P2P Communities.
Presented by: Sylvain Dejean, University of Rennes 1
Discussant: Feng Zhu, University of Southern California
Platform Pricing at Sportscard Conventions
Presented by: Marc Rysman, Boston University
Discussant: Chifeng Dai, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
The strategy choice of the monopolistic market intermediary the ratio of platform mode and merchant mode
Presented by: XU Li, shanghai Jiaotong University
Discussant: Guofu Tan, University of Southern California
Platform Competition with Complementary Products
Presented by: Guofu Tan, University of Southern California
Discussant: E. Weyl, Harvard University

Session 93: Differentiation and Collusion
Session Chair: Franco Mariuzzo, The Geary Institute
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 178 WestVF
Tacit Collusion in the 1950's Automobile Industry? Revisting Bresnahan (1987)
JEL codes: L11
Presented by: David Rapson, UC Davis
Discussant: Franco Mariuzzo, The Geary Institute
Welfare-Enhancing, Trade-Restricting Collusion in Geographically Separated Markets with Differentiated Goods
Presented by: Alberto Salvo, Northwestern University
Discussant: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne
Customer-side transparency, elastic demand, and tacit collusion under differentiation
Presented by: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne
Discussant: Ana Maria Herrera, Wayne State University
Dynamic Pricing and Asymmetries in Retail Gasoline Markets: What Can They Tell Us About Price Stickiness?
Presented by: Ana Maria Herrera, Wayne State University
Discussant: Alberto Salvo, Northwestern University

Session 94: Venture Capital
Session Chair: Joel Shapiro, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 260 WestVF
The impact of venture capital on innovation behaviour and firm growth
JEL codes: G32 M13 M21 O12
Presented by: Michael Peneder, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Discussant: Juri Marcucci, Bank of Italy
Product Market Competition and the Financing of New Ventures
Presented by: Jean-Etienne de Bettignies, Queen's University
Discussant: Joel Shapiro, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
The Effects of Market Structure on Specialization Decisions in Venture Capital
Presented by: Michael Mazzeo, Northwestern University
Discussant: Michael Peneder, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Syndication and Termination of Viable Competing Projects
Presented by: Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne
Discussant: Marco Haan, University of Groningen

Session 95: Issues in Organization Design
Session Chair: Xinyu Hua, HKUST
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 262 WestVF
Public versus private ownership: Quantity contracts and the allocation of investment tasks
JEL codes: D86,D23,L33,H11
Presented by: Eva Hoppe, University of Cologne
Discussant: Odilon Camara, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The design of vertical R&D collaborations
Presented by: Patrick Herbst, Goethe-University Frankfurt
Discussant: Tianle Zhang, University of Colorado at Boulder
Delegation in Multi-Divisional Firms: Determinants of the Organizational Structure of I.T. Purchasing Authority
Presented by: Kristina McElheran, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Eva Hoppe, University of Cologne
Advocates, Information Transmission, and Sequential Search
Presented by: Xinyu Hua, HKUST
Discussant: Patrick Schmitz, University of Cologne

Session 96: Market Power in Power Markets
Session Chair: Michael Waterson, University of Warwick
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 270 WestVF
What power has the Power of One? Effects of an advertising campaign to boost energy efficiency
JEL codes: Q48;Q41
Presented by: Laura Malaguzzi Valeri, Economic and Social Research Insititute
Discussant: Chloe Le Coq, Stockholm School of Economics
Price transmission in the UK electricity market: was NETA beneficial?
Presented by: Michael Waterson, University of Warwick
Discussant: Carine staropoli, University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Strategic Pricing and Competition in Retail Energy Markets
Presented by: Tobias Veith, ZEW
Discussant: Dmitriy Kha, Suffolk University
Energy Efficiency: Efficiency or Monopsony?
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Presented by: Timothy Brennan, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Discussant: Svetlana Ikonnikova, University of Texas, Austin

Session 97: Product Variety and Entry Models
Session Chair: Tobias Wenzel, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 272 WestVF
Cities and Product Variety in the Restaurant Industry
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JEL codes: L10, R3
Presented by: Nathan Schiff, Brown University
Discussant: Tobias Wenzel, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Product Variety, Price Elasticity of Demand and Fixed Cost in Spatial Models
Presented by: Tobias Wenzel, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Discussant: Nathan Schiff, Brown University
Can the Threat of Entry Reduce Competition?
Presented by: Martin Byford, University of Colorado, Boulder
Discussant: Rossella Argenziano, University of Essex
Preemption and the Efficiency of Entry
Presented by: Rossella Argenziano, University of Essex
Discussant: Martin Byford, University of Colorado, Boulder

Session 98: Patents and the Courts
Session Chair: Emmanuel Petrakis, University of Crete
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 425 Shillman
Patent Thickets and the Market for Innovation: Evidence from Settlement of Patent Disputes
JEL codes: K41, L24, O31
Presented by: Alberto Galasso, University of Toronto
Discussant: Elizabeth Webster, University of Melbourne
Do German Courts like Europeans more than Germans? Stability of European Patents in Patent Infringement Cases in Germany.
Presented by: Katrin Cremers, ZEW
Discussant: Luke Froeb, Owen Graduate School of Management
The Efficiency and Accuracy of Patent Litigation: The Impact of Judicial Experience
Presented by: Gwendolyn Ball, University of Illinois
Discussant: Alfons Palangkaraya, University of Melbourne
Competing on Standards? Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property and Platform Technologies
Presented by: Timothy Simcoe, University of Toronto
Discussant: Corinne Langinier, University of Alberta

Session 99: Moral Hazard and Dynamic Concerns
Session Chair: Michael Waldman, Cornell University
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 210 Shillman
Scams and Liquidity
JEL codes: L15 K11 and K12
Presented by: Wallace Mullin, George Washington University
Discussant: Aron Toth, University of Warwick
The Great Industry Gamble: Market Structure Dynamics with Moral Hazard
Presented by: Aron Toth, University of Warwick
Discussant: Michael Waldman, Cornell University
Leasing, Lemons, and Moral Hazard
Presented by: Michael Waldman, Cornell University
Discussant: Wallace Mullin, George Washington University

Session 100: Telecommunications and Spectrum Issues
Session Chair: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 215 Shillman
Intra-Household Effects on Demand for Telephone Service: Empirical Evidence
JEL codes: C35, D12, D13
Presented by: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University
Discussant: Atanu Lahiri, University of Rochester
How to distribute the digital dividend? - Estimating the value of alternative uses of freed-up TV band spectrum in Germany
Presented by: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Discussant: Mian Dai, Drexel University
Pricing of Wireless Services: Application Pricing Vs. Traffic Pricing
Presented by: Atanu Lahiri, University of Rochester
Discussant: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University
Competition and Capacity Investment: Evidence from the FCC’s auction
Presented by: Mian Dai, Drexel University
Discussant: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)

Session 101: Antitrust Penalties
Session Chair: Patrick Beschorner, ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 220 Shillman
On the Overcharge Method as a Measure for Antitrust Damages
JEL codes: C13, D43, L41
Presented by: Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam
Discussant: Patrick Beschorner, ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
Innovation and Optimal Punishment, with Antitrust Applications
Presented by: Haizhen Lin, Indiana University
Discussant: Evangelos Rouskas, Athens Univ. of Economics & Business
Paragraph IV Certification in the Hatch-Waxman Act: Preventing Anti-competitive Settlements in Patent Litigation
Presented by: Patrick Beschorner, ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
Discussant: Yongmin Chen, University of Colorado at Boulder
Factors Influencing the Magnitude of Cartel Overcharges: An Empirical Analysis of the US Market
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Presented by: Yuliya Bolotova, University of Idaho
Discussant: Jin-Hyuk Kim, University of Cambridge

Session 102: Innovation and Product Market Competition
Session Chair: Hodaka Morita, University of New South Wales
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 315 Shillman
Creative Destruction and Productive Preemption
JEL codes: G24, L1, L2, M1
Presented by: Lars Persson, Research Institute of Industrial Econ
Discussant: Hodaka Morita, University of New South Wales
Strategic complementarities and substitutes in R&D duopoly
Presented by: Malgorzata Knauff, Warsaw School of Economics
Discussant: David Balan, Federal Trade Commission
Discrete Innovation, Continuous Improvement, and Competitive Pressure
Presented by: Hodaka Morita, University of New South Wales
Discussant: Malgorzata Knauff, Warsaw School of Economics
Product Innovation with Decreasing Sales: A Dominant Firm and a Competitive Fringe in a Vertically Differentiated Product Market
Presented by: David Balan, Federal Trade Commission
Discussant: Lars Persson, Research Institute of Industrial Econ

Session 103: Theoretical Research on Price Discrimination
Session Chair: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 320 Shillman
`Isoperfect Price Discrimination: Bargaining and Market Power
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JEL codes: L11
Presented by: Eric Rasmusen, Indiana University
Discussant: Kai-Uwe Kuhn, University of Michigan
Price Discrimination and Efficient Channel Management in Intermediary-Goods Markets
Presented by: Roman Inderst, Univ. Frankfurt and LSE
Discussant: Eric Rasmusen, Indiana University
Uncertain quality, product variety and price competition
Presented by: Joana Resende, CORE
Discussant: Roman Inderst, Univ. Frankfurt and LSE
Equilibrium Rationing and Price Dispersion in a Frictionless Market with Increasing Returns
Presented by: Kai-Uwe Kuhn, University of Michigan
Discussant: Joana Resende, CORE

Session 104: The Empirical Links between R&D and Productivity
Session Chair: Isabel Pereira, United Nations Development Programme
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 325 Shillman
INNOVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN SMES: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR ITALY
JEL codes: L60, O31, O33.
Presented by: Francesca Lotti, Bank of Italy
Discussant: Isabel Pereira, United Nations Development Programme
ON THE ROLE OF PROCESS INNOVATIONS ON SMES PRODUCTIVITY
Presented by: Juan Sanchis, Universitat de València
Discussant: Francesca Lotti, Bank of Italy
Internationalization, R&D and Productivity
Presented by: Dolores Anon Higon, Universidad de Valencia
Discussant: Roberto Cellini, University of Catania
Measuring the Bias of Technological Change
Presented by: Ulrich Doraszelski, Harvard University
Discussant: Juan Sanchis, Universitat de València

Session 105: Estimation in IO with Applications
Session Chair: Jingming Yan,
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 415 Shillman
Gas Prices and Endogenous Product Selection in the US Auto Industry
JEL codes: D21, D12, H23,
Presented by: Jacob Gramlich, Yale University
Discussant: Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Estimating Market Potential in Multinomial Logit Models of Demand Using Aggregate Data
Presented by: Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Discussant: Amil Petrin, University of Minnesota
Estimating Demand with Non-Linear Preferences
Presented by: Amil Petrin, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Ryan Kellogg, University of Michigan
Drill Baby Drill? The Effect of Uncertainty on Investment
Presented by: Ryan Kellogg, University of Michigan
Discussant: Jacob Gramlich, Yale University

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Session 106: Mergers, Products, and Space
Session Chair: Arnaud Féral, University of Cergy-Pontoise
Session type: invited
Date: April 5, 2009
Time: 10:10 - 12:00
Location: 420 Shillman
Mergers, Consumer Search and Product Differentiation
JEL codes: D40, D83, L13
Presented by: Vaiva Petrikaite, University of Groningen
Discussant: Arnaud Féral, University of Cergy-Pontoise
The ABC of complementary products mergers
Presented by: Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne
Discussant: Apostolis Pavlou, Athens University of Economics and Busin
Cross-border mergers and hollowing-out
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Presented by: Oana Secrieru, Bank of Canada
Discussant: John Kwoka, Northeastern University
Simulating Hospital Merger Simulations
Presented by: Keith Brand, FTC
Discussant: Joao Macieira, Virginia Tech