| April 24, 2015 | |
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| 17:00 to 18:30 | Time Block A - Rising Star Sessions |
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| 18:30 to 20:30 | Friday Evening Reception, Park Plaza Ballroom |
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| April 25, 2015 | |
| 08:15 to 10:05 | Time Block B |
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| 10:20 to 12:10 | Time Block C |
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| 12:20 to 14:15 | Lunch and Keynote Address, Park Plaza Ballroom |
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| 14:30 to 16:20 | Time Block D |
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| 16:35 to 18:25 | Time Block E |
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| 19:00 to 20:00 | Saturday Evening Reception, Prudential Center Sky Walk Observatory |
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| April 26, 2015 | |
| 08:15 to 10:05 | Time Block F |
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| 10:20 to 12:10 | Time Block G |
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| Time Block A - Rising Star Sessions April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 | |
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| Rising Stars: Search, Newbury Room | |
| Rising Stars: Investment and R&D, White Hill Room | |
| Rising Stars: Retail Competition, Beacon Hill Room | |
| Rising Stars: Competition and Quality, Tremont Room | |
| Rising Stars: Patent Policy, Franklin Room | |
| Rising Stars: Pricing Theory, Cambridge Room | |
| Rising Stars: Principal/Agent, St. James Room | |
| Rising Stars: Health/Pharmaceuticals, Whittier Room | |
| Rising Stars: Demand, Stuart Room | |
| Rising Stars: Advertising, Back Bay Room |
| Time Block B April 25, 2015 08:15 to 10:05 | |
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| Theory of the Firm, Stuart Room | |
| Cartels, Whittier Room | |
| Design of Antitrust Policy, White Hill Room | |
| Platform Competition, Franklin Room | |
| Experimental auctions, Cambridge Room | |
| Empirical models of price discrimination, Tremont Room | |
| Technology Adoption and its Impact, St. James Room | |
| Reallocation and Evolution of Market Structure, Newbury Room | |
| Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Beacon Hill Room |
| Time Block C April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 | |
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| The Quality of Regulatory Institutions and Regulatory Capture, Stuart Room | |
| Vertical Relationships in the Theory of the Firm, Beacon Hill Room | |
| Determinants of Price, Whittier Room | |
| Media & Social Networks, Franklin Room | |
| Environmental Economics, Back Bay Room | |
| Charles River Associates Sponsored Session: Moral Hazard, Reputation and Cheap T..., Charles River Room | |
| Empirical Studies of Firm Behavior, Cambridge Room | |
| Pricing in retail markets, Tremont Room | |
| Economic Impacts of Innovation, St. James Room | |
| Entry and Exit, Newbury Room | |
| Analysis Group Sponsored Session: Competition Issues in Health Care and Insuran..., White Hill Room |
| Lunch and Keynote Address Park Plaza Ballroom April 25, 2015 12:20 to 14:15 | |
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| Keynote Speaker - Severin Borenstein, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley |
| Time Block D April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 | |
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| Empirical Studies of Pricing and Investment, Stuart Room | |
| Productivity and Trade, Beacon Hill Room | |
| Empirical Studies of Vertical Relationships, Whittier Room | |
| Payment Cards and Money Demand, Charles River Room | |
| Antitrust of Mergers and Collusion, White Hill Room | |
| Amazon Sponsored Session: Topics in E-Commerce and Digital Economics, Cambridge Room | |
| Empirical Analysis of Auction Data, Back Bay Room | |
| Valuations in Transportation and Utilities, Newbury Room | |
| Quality Competition and Consumer Search, Franklin Room | |
| Advertising, Information and Learning , Tremont Room | |
| Determinants of Invention and Innovation, St. James Room |
| Time Block E April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 | |
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| Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Regulatory Mechanisms, Stuart Room | |
| Cornerstone Research Sponsored Session: Empirical and Theoretical Studies of Ver..., Franklin Room | |
| Financial Regulation, Competition, and Social Welfare, Charles River Room | |
| Theoretical Analyses of Antitrust Issues, White Hill Room | |
| Platform Theory, Cambridge Room | |
| Energy Markets, Whittier Room | |
| Patent Behaviour and Patent Policy, St. James Room | |
| Pricing in airline markets, Tremont Room | |
| Pharmaceutical Competition, Newbury Room | |
| Paying for Health Care, Beacon Hill Room | |
| Demand and Productivity Methodology, Back Bay Room |
| Time Block F April 26, 2015 08:15 to 10:05 | |
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| The Competitive Effects of Regulation, Stuart Room | |
| Theoretical Studies of Vertical Contracts, Beacon Hill Room | |
| Telecommunications Markets, Franklin Room | |
| Auctions - Theory, Identification and Analysis, Tremont Room | |
| Transportation and the Environment, Whittier Room | |
| Non-Price Competition in Movies, St. James Room | |
| Theoretical Information Economics, White Hill Room | |
| Field experiments on consumer choice, Cambridge Room | |
| Theoretical Models of Dynamic Competition, Newbury Room |
| Time Block G April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 | |
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| Trade, FDI, and IO, Whittier Room | |
| Extending the Theory of Vertical Relations: When Brands Matter, Charles River Room | |
| Oligopoly Behavior, Back Bay Room | |
| Information, Privacy and IP, White Hill Room | |
| Information and pricing, Cambridge Room | |
| Second degree price discrimination: Theory and Evidence, Tremont Room | |
| Demand and Pricing Dynamics, Newbury Room | |
| Health Care Markets, Beacon Hill Room | |
| Microsoft Sponsored Session: Economics of Online Privacy, Franklin Room | |
| Financial Decisions of Firms and Consumers, St. James Room |
Summary of All Sessions |
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Click here for an index of all participants |
| Session ID code | Date/Time | Location | Title | Papers |
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| 53 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Newbury Room | Rising Stars: Search | 3 |
| 54 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | White Hill Room | Rising Stars: Investment and R&D | 3 |
| 55 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Beacon Hill Room | Rising Stars: Retail Competition | 3 |
| 56 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Tremont Room | Rising Stars: Competition and Quality | 3 |
| 57 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Franklin Room | Rising Stars: Patent Policy | 3 |
| 58 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Cambridge Room | Rising Stars: Pricing Theory | 3 |
| 59 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | St. James Room | Rising Stars: Principal/Agent | 3 |
| 61 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Whittier Room | Rising Stars: Health/Pharmaceuticals | 3 |
| 62 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Stuart Room | Rising Stars: Demand | 3 |
| 64 | April 24, 2015 17:00-18:30 | Back Bay Room | Rising Stars: Advertising | 3 |
| 5 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Stuart Room | Theory of the Firm | 2 |
| 14 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Whittier Room | Cartels | 3 |
| 19 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | White Hill Room | Design of Antitrust Policy | 4 |
| 22 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Franklin Room | Platform Competition | 4 |
| 43 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Cambridge Room | Experimental auctions | 3 |
| 44 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Tremont Room | Empirical models of price discrimination | 4 |
| 52 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | St. James Room | Technology Adoption and its Impact | 4 |
| 60 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Newbury Room | Reallocation and Evolution of Market Structure | 4 |
| 68 | April 25, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Beacon Hill Room | Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry | 3 |
| 2 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Stuart Room | The Quality of Regulatory Institutions and Regulatory Capture | 4 |
| 11 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Beacon Hill Room | Vertical Relationships in the Theory of the Firm | 4 |
| 16 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Whittier Room | Determinants of Price | 4 |
| 23 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Franklin Room | Media & Social Networks | 3 |
| 32 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Back Bay Room | Environmental Economics | 4 |
| 36 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Charles River Room | Charles River Associates Sponsored Session: Moral Hazard, Reputation and Cheap Talk | 3 |
| 42 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Cambridge Room | Empirical Studies of Firm Behavior | 4 |
| 47 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Tremont Room | Pricing in retail markets | 4 |
| 50 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | St. James Room | Economic Impacts of Innovation | 4 |
| 63 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Newbury Room | Entry and Exit | 4 |
| 69 | April 25, 2015 10:20-12:10 | White Hill Room | Analysis Group Sponsored Session: Competition Issues in Health Care and Insurance | 3 |
| 6 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Stuart Room | Empirical Studies of Pricing and Investment | 3 |
| 7 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Beacon Hill Room | Productivity and Trade | 4 |
| 12 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Whittier Room | Empirical Studies of Vertical Relationships | 4 |
| 17 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Charles River Room | Payment Cards and Money Demand | 4 |
| 20 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | White Hill Room | Antitrust of Mergers and Collusion | 4 |
| 24 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Cambridge Room | Amazon Sponsored Session: Topics in E-Commerce and Digital Economics | 4 |
| 28 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Back Bay Room | Empirical Analysis of Auction Data | 3 |
| 33 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Newbury Room | Valuations in Transportation and Utilities | 3 |
| 35 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Franklin Room | Quality Competition and Consumer Search | 3 |
| 37 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | Tremont Room | Advertising, Information and Learning | 4 |
| 51 | April 25, 2015 14:30-16:20 | St. James Room | Determinants of Invention and Innovation | 4 |
| 3 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Stuart Room | Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Regulatory Mechanisms | 3 |
| 10 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Franklin Room | Cornerstone Research Sponsored Session: Empirical and Theoretical Studies of Vertical Contracts | 4 |
| 18 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Charles River Room | Financial Regulation, Competition, and Social Welfare | 4 |
| 21 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | White Hill Room | Theoretical Analyses of Antitrust Issues | 4 |
| 25 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Cambridge Room | Platform Theory | 4 |
| 30 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Whittier Room | Energy Markets | 4 |
| 45 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | St. James Room | Patent Behaviour and Patent Policy | 5 |
| 46 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Tremont Room | Pricing in airline markets | 4 |
| 65 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Newbury Room | Pharmaceutical Competition | 4 |
| 70 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Beacon Hill Room | Paying for Health Care | 4 |
| 73 | April 25, 2015 16:35-18:25 | Back Bay Room | Demand and Productivity Methodology | 4 |
| 4 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Stuart Room | The Competitive Effects of Regulation | 4 |
| 9 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Beacon Hill Room | Theoretical Studies of Vertical Contracts | 3 |
| 26 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Franklin Room | Telecommunications Markets | 4 |
| 29 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Tremont Room | Auctions - Theory, Identification and Analysis | 4 |
| 31 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Whittier Room | Transportation and the Environment | 3 |
| 34 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | St. James Room | Non-Price Competition in Movies | 3 |
| 38 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | White Hill Room | Theoretical Information Economics | 4 |
| 41 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Cambridge Room | Field experiments on consumer choice | 4 |
| 66 | April 26, 2015 8:15-10:05 | Newbury Room | Theoretical Models of Dynamic Competition | 4 |
| 8 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Whittier Room | Trade, FDI, and IO | 4 |
| 13 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Charles River Room | Extending the Theory of Vertical Relations: When Brands Matter | 3 |
| 15 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Back Bay Room | Oligopoly Behavior | 4 |
| 39 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | White Hill Room | Information, Privacy and IP | 5 |
| 40 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Cambridge Room | Information and pricing | 4 |
| 48 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Tremont Room | Second degree price discrimination: Theory and Evidence | 5 |
| 67 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Newbury Room | Demand and Pricing Dynamics | 3 |
| 71 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Beacon Hill Room | Health Care Markets | 4 |
| 72 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | Franklin Room | Microsoft Sponsored Session: Economics of Online Privacy | 4 |
| 74 | April 26, 2015 10:20-12:10 | St. James Room | Financial Decisions of Firms and Consumers | 4 |
71 sessions, 259 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers |
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The 13th annual International Industrial Organization Conference |
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Detailed List of Sessions |
| Session ID 53: Rising Stars: Search April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Newbury Room |
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| Session Chair: Sara Ellison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Frictions in a Competitive, Regulated Market: Evidence from Taxis |
| By Guillaume Frechette; New York University Alessandro Lizzeri; New York University Tobias Salz; New York University |
| Presented by: Tobias Salz, New York University |
| Discussant: Jiawei Chen, University of California, Irvine |
| Spatial Search and Equilibrium in the Regulated Taxi Industry |
| By Nick Buchholz; University of Texas |
| Presented by: Nick Buchholz, University of Texas |
| Discussant: Jean Francois Houde, University of Pennsylvania |
| The Power of a Ranking: Quantifying the Effects of Rankings on Online Consumer Search and Choice |
| By Raluca Ursu; University of Chicago |
| Presented by: Raluca Ursu, University of Chicago |
| Discussant: Sergei Koulayev, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Session ID 54: Rising Stars: Investment and R&D April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 White Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Mark Roberts, Pennsylvania State University |
| Can Stricter Bankruptcy Laws Discipline Capital Investment? Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry |
| By Joe Mazur; Duke University |
| Presented by: Joe Mazur, Duke University |
| Discussant: Steven Puller, Texas A&M University |
| The Dynamics of R&D Organization and Productivity Growth |
| By Shuheng Lin; Boston University |
| Presented by: Shuheng Lin, Boston University |
| Discussant: Mitsuru Igami, Yale University |
| Evaluating an Investment Subsidy Policy through a Structural Econometric Model using Micro-data from Greece |
| By Alexandros Fakos; The Pennsylvania State University |
| Presented by: Alexandros Fakos, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Discussant: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University |
| Session ID 55: Rising Stars: Retail Competition April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Beacon Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Severin Borenstein, University of California |
| The Effect of Vertical Arrangements on Product Availability: An Empirical Study of the Grocery Industry |
| By Sylvia Hristakeva; Boston College |
| Presented by: Sylvia Hristakeva, Boston College |
| Discussant: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University |
| Spatial Competition and Preemptive Entry in the Discount Retail Industry |
| By Fanyin Zheng; Harvard University |
| Presented by: Fanyin Zheng, Harvard University |
| Discussant: Emek Basker, University of Missouri |
| Multiproduct retailing and consumer shopping patterns: The role of shopping costs |
| By Jorge Florez Acosta; Toulouse School of Economics Daniel Herrera; Toulouse School of Economics |
| Presented by: Jorge Florez Acosta, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Babur De los Santos, Indiana University |
| Session ID 56: Rising Stars: Competition and Quality April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Tremont Room |
| Session Chair: Ginger Jin, University of Maryland |
| Competition, Information, and Quality: Evidence from Nursing Homes |
| By xin zhao; University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Presented by: xin zhao, University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Discussant: Haizhen Lin, Indiana University |
| Does Competition Affect Quality? A Study of Internet Service Provision |
| By Kyle Wilson; University of Arizona |
| Presented by: Kyle Wilson, University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Michael Ward, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Quality Competition in Mobile Telcommunications: Evidence from Connecticut |
| By Patrick Sun; Columbia University |
| Presented by: Patrick Sun, Columbia University |
| Discussant: Matthew Weinberg, Drexel University |
| Session ID 57: Rising Stars: Patent Policy April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Franklin Room |
| Session Chair: Mike Scherer, Harvard University |
| Dynamic Oligopoly and Optimal Patent Design |
| By Richard Katzwer; Princeton University |
| Presented by: Richard Katzwer, Princeton University |
| Discussant: Matthew Mitchell, University of Toronto |
| Outsourcing Patent Enforcement: The Effect of "Patent Privateers" on Litigation and R&D Investments. |
| By Jorge Lemus; Northwestern University Emil Temnyalov; Northwestern University |
| Presented by: Jorge Lemus, Northwestern University |
| Discussant: Jay Pil Choi, Michigan State University |
| Patent Protection and Access to Drugs in Post-TRIPs Developing Economies: Evidence from Indian Malarial Markets |
| By Debi Prasad Mohapatra; Cornell University Chirantan Chatterjee; Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
| Presented by: Debi Prasad Mohapatra, Cornell University |
| Discussant: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay |
| Session ID 58: Rising Stars: Pricing Theory April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Cambridge Room |
| Session Chair: David Genesove, Hebrew Univesity of Jerusalem |
| Price dispersion with ex ante homogeneity: A reassessment of the Diamond paradox |
| By Jose Tudon; University of Chicago |
| Presented by: Jose Tudon, University of Chicago |
| Discussant: Gabor Virag, University of Toronto |
| Rational Buyers Search When Prices Increase |
| By Luis Cabral; NYU Stern Sophia Gilbukh; NYU Stern |
| Presented by: Sophia Gilbukh, NYU Stern |
| Discussant: Andrew Rhodes, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Frequent flyer programs and dynamic contracting with limited commitment |
| By Emil Temnyalov; Northwestern University |
| Presented by: Emil Temnyalov, Northwestern University |
| Discussant: Alessandro Bonatti, MIT |
| Session ID 59: Rising Stars: Principal/Agent April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 St. James Room |
| Session Chair: Eric Rasmusen, BEPP |
| Why Hire Loan Officers? Examining Delegated Expertise |
| By James Wang; University of Michigan |
| Presented by: James Wang, University of Michigan |
| Discussant: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Decentralised Learning in a Retail Network |
| By Kohei Kawaguchi; London School of Economics |
| Presented by: Kohei Kawaguchi, London School of Economics |
| Discussant: Christopher Conlon, Columbia University |
| Inference of Service with Limited Data – Apple and China Unicom’s iPhone Exclusivity |
| By Grace Yu; Boston University |
| Presented by: Grace Yu, Boston University |
| Discussant: Jonathan Williams, University of Georgia |
| Session ID 61: Rising Stars: Health/Pharmaceuticals April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Whittier Room |
| Session Chair: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College |
| Hospital Network Competition and Adverse Selection: Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange |
| By Mark Shepard; Harvard University |
| Presented by: Mark Shepard, Harvard University |
| Discussant: James Rebitzer, Boston University School of Management |
| Do private Medicare firms face lower costs? |
| By Keaton Miller; University of Minnesota |
| Presented by: Keaton Miller, University of Minnesota |
| Discussant: Jeffrey Prince, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| Delisting of Pharmaceuticals from Insurance Coverage: Eff ects on Consumption, Pricing and Expenditures in France |
| By Laura Lasio; Toulouse School of Economics |
| Presented by: Laura Lasio, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Masakazu Ishihara, New York University |
| Session ID 62: Rising Stars: Demand April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Stuart Room |
| Session Chair: Marc Rysman, Boston University |
| Product Variety, Across-Market Demand Heterogeneity, and the Value of Online Retail |
| By Thomas Quan; University of Minnesota Kevin Williams; Yale University |
| Presented by: Thomas Quan, University of Minnesota |
| Discussant: Benjamin Shiller, Brandeis University |
| "Demand Volatility, Adjustment Costs, Temporal Aggregation, and Productivity" |
| By Andrew Butters; Kellogg School of Management |
| Presented by: Andrew Butters, Kellogg School of Management |
| Discussant: Valerie Smeets, Aarhus School of Business |
| The Operating System Network Effect and Carriers' Dynamic Pricing of Smartphones |
| By Rong Luo; Penn State University |
| Presented by: Rong Luo, Penn State University |
| Discussant: Robin Lee, Harvard University |
| Session ID 64: Rising Stars: Advertising April 24, 2015 17:00 to 18:30 Back Bay Room |
| Session Chair: Justin Johnson, Cornell University |
| Price Discrimination across PACs and the Consequences of Political Advertising Regulation |
| By Sarah Moshary; MIT |
| Presented by: Sarah Moshary, MIT |
| Discussant: Guillermo Marshall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Matching with Conflicts: An Application to the Advertising Industry |
| By Weijia Dai; University of Maryland |
| Presented by: Weijia Dai, University of Maryland |
| Discussant: Nikhil Agarwal, MIT |
| Advertising, Customer Reviews and Brand Loyalty |
| By Ying Lei; Boston University |
| Presented by: Ying Lei, Boston University |
| Discussant: Giacomo Calzolari, University of Bologna |
| Session ID 5: Theory of the Firm April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Stuart Room |
| Session Chair: Michael Rauh, Indiana University |
| A Price Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration under Two-Sided Productivity Heterogeneity |
| By Konstantinos Serfes; Drexel University |
| Presented by: Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel University |
| Discussant: Özlem Bedre-Defolie, European School of Management and Techno |
| Moral hazard and the size of the firm |
| By Michael Rauh; Indiana University |
| Presented by: Michael Rauh, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara University |
| Session ID 14: Cartels April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Whittier Room |
| Session Chair: Robert Feinberg, American University |
| The Determinants of Cartel Duration in Korea |
| By Robert Feinberg; American University Hyunchul Kim; Sungkyunkwan University Minsoo Park; Sungkyunkwan University |
| Presented by: Robert Feinberg, American University |
| Discussant: Mark Lijesen, VU University |
| The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel |
| By Kai Hueschelrath; Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) |
| Presented by: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) |
| Discussant: Emanuela Ciapanna, Bank of Italy |
| A Simple Identification of the Degree of Collusion under Proportional Reduction |
| By Oleksandr Shcherbakov; University of Mannheim Naoki Wakamori; University of Mannheim |
| Presented by: Naoki Wakamori, University of Mannheim |
| Discussant: Julia Graf, University of Bamberg |
| Session ID 19: Design of Antitrust Policy April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 White Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam |
| Discretionary Authority and Prioritizing in Government Agencies |
| By Maarten Pieter Schinkel; University of Amsterdam Lukas Toth; University of Amsterdam Jan Tuinstra; University of Amsterdam |
| Presented by: Lukas Toth, University of Amsterdam |
| Discussant: Germain Gaudin, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| Dominance Thresholds: A Cautionary Note |
| By Shawn Ulrick; Federal Trade Commission Douglas Herman; Nathan Associates Seth Sacher; Bureau of Economics |
| Presented by: Seth Sacher, Bureau of Economics |
| Discussant: Yianis Sarafidis, Charles River Associates |
| Leniency and Damages |
| By Catarina Marvao; Stockholm School of Economics Giancarlo Spagnolo; Stockholm School of Economics-SITE Paolo Buccirossi; Lear |
| Presented by: Catarina Marvao, Stockholm School of Economics |
| Discussant: Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, DICE |
| Anti-Competitive Effects of Common Ownership |
| By Jose Azar; Charles River Associates Martin Schmalz; University of Michigan Isabel Tecu; Brown University |
| Presented by: Jose Azar, Charles River Associates |
| Discussant: Daniel Greenfield, FTC |
| Session ID 22: Platform Competition April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Franklin Room |
| Session Chair: Anil Jain, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| Marketmaking Middlemen |
| By Makoto Watanabe; VU University Amsterdam Pieter Gautier; VU University Amsterdam Bo Hu; VU University Amsterdam |
| Presented by: Makoto Watanabe, VU University Amsterdam |
| Discussant: Anil Jain, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| Switching Costs and Network Compatibility |
| By Jiawei Chen; University of California, Irvine |
| Presented by: Jiawei Chen, University of California, Irvine |
| Discussant: Lukasz Grzybowski, Telecom ParisTech |
| Open Source Licensing and Software Competition |
| By Vidya Atal; Montclair State University Kameshwari Shankar; City College of New York |
| Presented by: Kameshwari Shankar, City College of New York |
| Discussant: Michael Ward, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Tick Size Constraints, Two-Sided Markets, and Competition between Stock Exchanges |
| By Yong Chao; University of Louisville Chen Yao; University of Warwick Mao Ye; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Presented by: Yong Chao, University of Louisville |
| Discussant: Patrick Schulte, Centre for European Economics Research (ZEW), Mannheim |
| Session ID 43: Experimental auctions April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Cambridge Room |
| Session Chair: Sander Onderstal, University of Amsterdam |
| Are Estimates of Asymmetric First-Price Auction Models Credible? Semi & Nonparametric Analyses |
| By Kirill Chernomaz; San Francisco State University Hisayuki YOSHIMOTO; Univeristy of Glasgow |
| Presented by: Hisayuki YOSHIMOTO, Univeristy of Glasgow |
| Discussant: Sander Onderstal, University of Amsterdam |
| A Decision Support System for Auction Platforms: An empirical study of emotionally rational bidders on eBay’s Big Data |
| By Meisam Hejazi Nia; University of Texas at Dallas Ozalp Ozer; University of Texas at Dallas |
| Presented by: Meisam Hejazi Nia, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Discussant: Hisayuki YOSHIMOTO, Univeristy of Glasgow |
| Trading Places: An Experimental Comparison of Reallocation Mechanisms for Priority Queuing |
| By Sander Onderstal; University of Amsterdam |
| Presented by: Sander Onderstal, University of Amsterdam |
| Discussant: Meisam Hejazi Nia, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Session ID 44: Empirical models of price discrimination April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Tremont Room |
| Session Chair: Yuya Takahashi, Johns Hopkins University |
| When the baby cries at night: Inelastic buyers in non-competitive markets |
| By Giacomo Calzolari; University of Bologna |
| Presented by: Giacomo Calzolari, University of Bologna |
| Discussant: Stephen McDonald, Newcastle University |
| Biases from Ignoring Price Discrimination and a Solution |
| By Benjamin Shiller; Brandeis University Shuran Zhang; Brandeis University |
| Presented by: Benjamin Shiller, Brandeis University |
| Discussant: Ambarish Chandra, University of Toronto |
| Indirect Gender Discrimination and the ‘Test-Achats Ruling’: An Examination of the UK Motor Insurance Market |
| By Stephen McDonald; Newcastle University |
| Presented by: Stephen McDonald, Newcastle University |
| Discussant: Giacomo Calzolari, University of Bologna |
| Competitive Price Discrimination in a Spatially Differentiated Intermediate Goods Market |
| By Walter Beckert; Birkbeck College, University of London Howard Smith; Oxford University Yuya Takahashi; Johns Hopkins University |
| Presented by: Yuya Takahashi, Johns Hopkins University |
| Discussant: Jean Francois Houde, University of Pennsylvania |
| Session ID 52: Technology Adoption and its Impact April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 St. James Room |
| Session Chair: Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Cities and Ideas |
| By Mikko Packalen; University of Waterloo Jay Bhattacharya; Stanford University |
| Presented by: Mikko Packalen, University of Waterloo |
| Discussant: Bettina Peters, Centre for European Economic Research |
| SEQUENTIAL COMPLEMENTARITY IN ADOPTION DECISIONS: THE CASE OF CAD AND CNC |
| By Giuliana Battisti; Warwick University Thomas Astebro; HEC Paris Massimo Colombo; Politecnico di Milano |
| Presented by: Giuliana Battisti, Warwick University |
| Discussant: Florin Maican, University of Gothenburg and Research Institute of Industrial Economics |
| Customer-Labor Substitution: Evidence from Gasoline Stations |
| By Emek Basker; University of Missouri Lucia Foster; Bureau of the Census Shawn Klimek; U.S. Census Bureau |
| Presented by: Emek Basker, University of Missouri |
| Discussant: Richard Kneller, University of Nottingham |
| Learning-by-Doing in Solar Photovoltaic Installations |
| By Bryan Bollinger; Duke University Kenneth Gillingham; Yale University |
| Presented by: Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University |
| Discussant: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Session ID 60: Reallocation and Evolution of Market Structure April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Newbury Room |
| Session Chair: Matilda Orth, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm |
| Finance and creative destruction: evidence from Italy |
| By Francesca Lotti; Bank of Italy Francesco Manaresi; Bank of Italy |
| Presented by: Francesca Lotti, Bank of Italy |
| Discussant: Bin Grace Li, International Monetary Fund |
| Productivity Growth in the Retail Sector: Entry, Exit, and Reallocation |
| By Yoonsoo Lee; Sogang University Hyunbae Chun; Sogang University Janghee Cho; Sogang University |
| Presented by: Yoonsoo Lee, Sogang University |
| Discussant: Matilda Orth, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm |
| Forecasting the Evolution of Market Structure: Comparing a Dynamic Quality Ladder Model and a Vector Autoregression Model |
| By Linli XU; University of Minnesota Kenneth Wilbur; University of California, San Diego Jorge Silva-Risso; A.G. Anderson Graduate School of Managem |
| Presented by: Linli XU, University of Minnesota |
| Discussant: Mitsuru Igami, Yale University |
| Innovation, Deregulation, and the Life Cycle of a Financial Service Industry |
| By Fumiko Hayashi; Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Bin Li; International Monetary Fund Zhu Wang; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| Presented by: Bin Grace Li, International Monetary Fund |
| Discussant: Yoonsoo Lee, Sogang University |
| Session ID 68: Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry April 25, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Beacon Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Jonathan Williams, University of Georgia |
| Pharmaceuticals, Incremental Innovation and Market Exclusivity |
| By Nina YIN; Tulane University |
| Presented by: Nina YIN, Tulane University |
| Discussant: Vidya Atal, Montclair State University |
| Patent Duration, Breadth and Costly Imitation: Evidence from the U.S. Pharmaceutical Market |
| By Olena Izhak; University of Helsinki Tanja Saxell; VATT (Visiting Stanford) Tuomas Takalo; Hanken School of Economics |
| Presented by: Tanja Saxell, VATT (Visiting Stanford) |
| Discussant: Morten Sæthre, Norwegian School of Economics |
| The Impact of R&D Cooperations on Drug Variety Offered on the Market: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry |
| By Tannista Banerjee; Auburn University Ralph Siebert; Purdue University |
| Presented by: Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Dakshina De Silva, Lancaster University |
| Session ID 2: The Quality of Regulatory Institutions and Regulatory Capture April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Stuart Room |
| Session Chair: Margaret Kyle, MINES ParisTech |
| Experts and Financial Ties: Evidence from FDA Advisory Committees |
| By Fanny Camara; University of Frankfurt Margaret Kyle; MINES ParisTech |
| Presented by: Margaret Kyle, MINES ParisTech |
| Discussant: Oren Rigbi, Ben-Gurion University |
| The Effect of Campaign Contributions on State Banking Regulation and Bank Expansion in the U.S. |
| By Hector Perez Saiz; Bank of Canada Aggey Semenov; University of Ottawa |
| Presented by: Hector Perez Saiz, Bank of Canada |
| Discussant: Stefanie Ramirez, University of Idaho |
| Party Expertise, Campaign Donation and Government Contracts: Evidence from an Electoral Experiment |
| By Paulo Arvate; Getulio Vargas Foundation Klenio Barbosa; Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV Eric Fuzitani; BrUsed |
| Presented by: Klenio Barbosa, Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV |
| Discussant: Margaret Kyle, MINES ParisTech |
| INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND THE GROWTH RATES OF THE ITALIAN REGIONS |
| By Giuseppe Di Vita; University of Catania |
| Presented by: Giuseppe Di Vita, University of Catania |
| Discussant: Elena Patel, US Department of the Treasury |
| Session ID 11: Vertical Relationships in the Theory of the Firm April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Beacon Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv University |
| Vertical Integration as a Source of Hold-up |
| By Marie Laure Allain; Polytechnique Claire Chambolle; INRA & Ecole Polytechnique Patrick Rey; Toulouse School of Economics |
| Presented by: Claire Chambolle, INRA & Ecole Polytechnique |
| Discussant: James Dana, Northeastern University |
| Delegation and Allowing Shirking |
| By Jaesoo Kim; IUPUI Dongsoo Shin; Santa Clara University |
| Presented by: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara University |
| Discussant: Chenglin Zhang, The Ohio State University |
| Partial Vertical Integration, Ownership Structure and Foreclosure |
| By Nadav Levy; IDC Herzliya Yossi Spiegel; Tel Aviv University David Gilo; Tel Aviv University |
| Presented by: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv University |
| Discussant: Serge Moresi, Charles River Associates |
| Hold-up and the Timing of Ex Post Renegotiation |
| By Jafar Olimov; Research Center SHARQ |
| Presented by: Jafar Olimov, Research Center SHARQ |
| Discussant: Jeanine Miklos-Thal, University of Rochester |
| Session ID 16: Determinants of Price April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Whittier Room |
| Session Chair: Amrita Ray Chaudhuri, University of Winnipeg |
| Mandatory Price Disclosure and Competition |
| By Fernando Luco; Texas A&M University |
| Presented by: Fernando Luco, Texas A&M University |
| Discussant: Oz Shy, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| Does Effect of Multimarket Contact Depend on Market Concentration? |
| By Volodymyr Bilotkach; Newcastle University Giovanni Alberto Tabacco; Swansea University, School of Management |
| Presented by: Giovanni Alberto Tabacco, Swansea University, School of Management |
| Discussant: Barna Bako, Corvinus University of Budapest |
| What do price responses to local entry tell us about competition? An application to repair pricing by car dealers |
| By Mark Lijesen; VU University Jos Van Ommeren; VU University Amsterdam |
| Presented by: Mark Lijesen, VU University |
| Discussant: Amrita Ray Chaudhuri, University of Winnipeg |
| Retail market structure and consumer prices in the euro area |
| By Emanuela Ciapanna; Bank of Italy Concetta Rondinelli; Bank of Italy |
| Presented by: Emanuela Ciapanna, Bank of Italy |
| Discussant: Chun-Hui Miao, University of South Carolina |
| Session ID 23: Media & Social Networks April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Franklin Room |
| Session Chair: Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez, Yale University |
| Online Copyright Enforcement, Consumer Behavior, and Market Structure |
| By Luis Aguiar; Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Jörg Claussen; CBS Christian Peukert; University of Zurich |
| Presented by: Christian Peukert, University of Zurich |
| Discussant: Feng Zhu, Harvard University |
| Social Networks and the Demand for News |
| By Lisa George; Hunter College Christian Peukert; University of Zurich |
| Presented by: Lisa George, Hunter College |
| Discussant: Yong Chao, University of Louisville |
| Engaging the Wisdom of Crowds: Structural Analysis of Dynamic User Contributions in Online Innovation Communities |
| By Xiahua Wei; University of Washington |
| Presented by: Xiahua Wei, University of Washington |
| Discussant: Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez, Yale University |
| Session ID 32: Environmental Economics April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Back Bay Room |
| Session Chair: Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Washington State University |
| The Effect of Competition on Toxic Pollution Releases |
| By Daniel Simon; Indiana University Jeffrey Prince; Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| Presented by: Jeffrey Prince, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| Discussant: Ron Chan, University of Manchester |
| Price formation in the European carbon market: the role of firm participation and market structure |
| By Estelle Cantillon; Universite libre de Bruxelles Aurelie Slechten; Lancaster University |
| Presented by: Aurelie Slechten, Lancaster University |
| Discussant: Claudio Lucinda, University of Sao Paulo - FEA-RP |
| An Excessive Development of Green Products? |
| By Ana Espinola-Arredondo; Washington State University Felix Munoz-Garcia; Washington State University |
| Presented by: Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Washington State University |
| Discussant: Aurelie Slechten, Lancaster University |
| Pollution Haven Effect through Input-Output Linkages |
| By Ron Chan; University of Manchester |
| Presented by: Ron Chan, University of Manchester |
| Discussant: Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Washington State University |
| Session ID 36: Charles River Associates Sponsored Session: Moral Hazard, Reputation and Cheap Talk April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Charles River Room |
| The Industrial Organization Society is grateful to Charles River Associates for sponsoring this special session on Moral Hazard, Reputation and Cheap Talk. While Charles River Associates chose the topic for the session, all the papers in this special session, as well as the discussants and chair, have been selected in total independence by the program committee. |
| Session Chair: Emily Wang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Fake It Till You Make It: Reputation, Competition, and Yelp Review Fraud |
| By Michael Luca; Harvard Business School Georgios Zervas; Boston University |
| Presented by: Michael Luca, Harvard Business School |
| Discussant: Emily Wang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Cheap Talk, Round Numbers, and the Economics of Negotiation |
| By Matthew Backus; Cornell University Thomas Blake; eBay Research Labs Steven Tadelis; University of California Berkeley |
| Presented by: Thomas Blake, eBay Research Labs |
| Discussant: Haiyan Liu, University of South Florida |
| What Makes Geeks Tick? A Study of Stack Overflow Careers |
| By Lei Xu; McGill University Tingting Nian; NYU Stern School of Business Luis Cabral; NYU Stern |
| Presented by: Lei Xu, McGill University |
| Discussant: Helena Perrone, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE |
| Session ID 42: Empirical Studies of Firm Behavior April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Cambridge Room |
| Session Chair: Jose Miguel Abito, University of Pennsylvania |
| Compensation and Intrinsic Motivation in Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations |
| By Jed DeVaro; California State University, East Bay |
| Presented by: Jed DeVaro, California State University, East Bay |
| Discussant: Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo |
| Does Risk Shifting Really Happen? Results from an Experiment |
| By Pablo Hernandez; NYU Paul Povel; University of Houston, Bauer College of Giorgo Sertsios; Universidad de los Andes |
| Presented by: Giorgo Sertsios, Universidad de los Andes |
| Discussant: Jed DeVaro, California State University, East Bay |
| On the Relevance of Probability Distortions in the Extended Warranties Market |
| By Jose Miguel Abito; University of Pennsylvania |
| Presented by: Jose Miguel Abito, University of Pennsylvania |
| Discussant: Giorgo Sertsios, Universidad de los Andes |
| Is Promoting Best Practices Always Best? Experimental Evidence from the Auto Repair Industry |
| By C. Kirabo Jackson; Northwestern University Henry Schneider; Cornell |
| Presented by: Henry Schneider, Cornell |
| Discussant: Tao Wang, Stony Brook University |
| Session ID 47: Pricing in retail markets April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Tremont Room |
| Session Chair: Tiago Pires, University of North Carolina |
| Cash-constrained Households and Product Size |
| By Tiago Pires; University of North Carolina Alberto Salvo; NUS |
| Presented by: Tiago Pires, University of North Carolina |
| Discussant: Andrea Pozzi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina |
| Estimating Consumer Substitution Patterns and Welfare Loss under Retail Stockouts |
| By Victor Aguirregabiria; University of Toronto Junichi Suzuki; University of Toronto |
| Presented by: Junichi Suzuki, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Diego Escobari, The University of Texas - Pan American |
| Online Price Discrimination and Market Structure |
| By Katja Seim; University of Pennsylvania Michael Sinkinson; The Wharton School, University of Pennsy |
| Presented by: Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania |
| Discussant: Benjamin Shiller, Brandeis University |
| Bidding Dynamics and Deadlines in Online Retail |
| By Dominic Coey; eBay Research Labs Bradley Larsen; Stanford University Brennan Platt; Brigham Young University |
| Presented by: Bradley Larsen, Stanford University |
| Discussant: Yaron Raviv, Claremont McKenna College |
| Session ID 50: Economic Impacts of Innovation April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 St. James Room |
| Session Chair: Richard Kneller, University of Nottingham |
| Process versus Product Innovation: What difference does it make? |
| By Jordi Jaumandreu; Boston University Jacques Mairesse; ENSAE and Maastricht University |
| Presented by: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University |
| Discussant: Yasin Ozcan, Northwestern University |
| R&D Dynamics and Its Impact on Productivity and Export Demand in Swedish Manufacturing |
| By Florin Maican; University of Gothenburg and Research Institute of Industrial Economics Matilda Orth; Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm Mark Roberts; Pennsylvania State University Van Anh Vuong; University of Cologne |
| Presented by: Florin Maican, University of Gothenburg and Research Institute of Industrial Economics |
| Discussant: Mathias Beck, University of Zurich |
| The Role of Firm Exports on Investment in R&D |
| By Bettina Peters; Centre for European Economic Research Mark Roberts; Pennsylvania State University Van Anh Vuong; University of Cologne |
| Presented by: Bettina Peters, Centre for European Economic Research |
| Discussant: Giuliana Battisti, Warwick University |
| The (Fuzzy) Digital Divide: The Effect of Broadband Internet Use on UK Firm Performance |
| By Richard Kneller; University of Nottingham |
| Presented by: Richard Kneller, University of Nottingham |
| Discussant: Matej Drev, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Session ID 63: Entry and Exit April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Newbury Room |
| Session Chair: Paul Ellickson, University of Rochester |
| Entry Threat and Entry Delay: The Timing of the U.S. Broadband Rollout |
| By Mo Xiao; University of Arizona |
| Presented by: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Yuya Takahashi, Johns Hopkins University |
| Entry Thresholds and Competitive Behavior among Nonprofit Firms |
| By Teresa Harrison; Drexel University Jeremy Thornton; Samford University |
| Presented by: Teresa Harrison, Drexel University |
| Discussant: Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University |
| Industrial Agglomeration and Spatial Persistence: Entry, Growth, and Exit of Software Publishers |
| By Dakshina De Silva; Lancaster University |
| Presented by: Dakshina De Silva, Lancaster University |
| Discussant: Mats Bergman, Södertörn University |
| Mergers, Innovation, and Entry-Exit Dynamics: The Consolidation of the Hard Disk Drive Industry (1976-2014) |
| By Mitsuru Igami; Yale University Kosuke Uetake; Yale School of Management |
| Presented by: Mitsuru Igami, Yale University |
| Discussant: Paul Ellickson, University of Rochester |
| Session ID 69: Analysis Group Sponsored Session: Competition Issues in Health Care and Insurance April 25, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 White Hill Room |
| The Industrial Organization Society is grateful to Analysis Group for sponsoring this special session on Competition in Health Care and Insurance. While Analysis Group chose the topic for the session, all the papers in this special session, as well as the discussants and chair, have been selected in total independence by the program committee. |
| Session Chair: Tasneem Chipty, Analysis Group |
| Generic Entry, Pay-for-Delay Settlements, and the Distribution of Surplus in the US Pharmaceutical Industry |
| By Ruben Jacobo Rubio; FDA John Turner; University of Georgia Jonathan Williams; University of Georgia |
| Presented by: Jonathan Williams, University of Georgia |
| Discussant: Nathan Wilson, Federal Trade Commission |
| Health Insurance and Competition in Marekts for Differentiated Medical Technologies |
| By Gilad Sorek; Auburn University |
| Presented by: Gilad Sorek, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Guy Arie, University of Rochester |
| Regulation of Insurance with Adverse Selection and Switching Costs: Evidence from Medicare Part D |
| By Maria Polyakova; Stanford University |
| Presented by: Maria Polyakova, Stanford University |
| Discussant: Martin Hackmann, Penn State |
| Session ID 6: Empirical Studies of Pricing and Investment April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Stuart Room |
| Session Chair: luke olson, Federal Trade Commission |
| Multi-product firm pricing and cross-product shock pass-through: A theory and an empirical application |
| By Özlem Bedre-Defolie; European School of Management and Techno |
| Presented by: Özlem Bedre-Defolie, European School of Management and Techno |
| Discussant: Ming Gao, Tsinghua University |
| As Seen on TV: Price Discrimination and Competition in Television Advertising |
| By Ricard Gil; Johns Hopkins Daniel Riera-Crichton; Bates College Christian Ruzzier; Universidad de San Andrés |
| Presented by: Christian Ruzzier, Universidad de San Andrés |
| Discussant: Naoki Wakamori, University of Mannheim |
| Something for Nothing: Using Strategic Interactions in Investment Decisions to Increase the Efficiency of Tax Policy |
| By Elena Patel; US Department of the Treasury Nathan Seegert; University of Utah |
| Presented by: Elena Patel, US Department of the Treasury |
| Discussant: luke olson, Federal Trade Commission |
| Session ID 7: Productivity and Trade April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Beacon Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Francesca Lotti, Bank of Italy |
| Multi-Dimensional Effects of International Trade: The Experience of Chinese Manufacturers |
| By Paul Grieco; Pennsylvania State University Shengyu Li; Durham University Hongsong Zhang; The University of Hong Kong |
| Presented by: Shengyu Li, Durham University |
| Discussant: Aiyong Zhu, Wuhan University |
| Import Competition, Productivity and Multi-Product Firms |
| By Emmanuel Dhyne; National Bank of Belgium Amil Petrin; University of Minnesota Valerie Smeets; Aarhus School of Business Frederic Warzynski; Aarhus School of Business |
| Presented by: Valerie Smeets, Aarhus School of Business |
| Discussant: Xiang Hui, The Ohio State University |
| TRADE STATUS, TRADE POLICY AND PRODUCTVITY: THE BRAZILIAN CASE |
| By Xavier Cirera; Institute of Development Studies, Univer Daniel Lederman; The World Bank Juan A. Mañez; University of Valencia and ERICES Maria Engracia Rochina-Barrachina; University of Valencia and ERICES Juan Sanchis; University of Valencia |
| Presented by: Juan Sanchis, University of Valencia |
| Discussant: Francesca Lotti, Bank of Italy |
| Diversification of Export Markets and Productivity: Evidence from Firm-Level Data |
| By Mahmut Yasar; The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory Qian Xuefeng; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| Presented by: Mahmut Yasar, The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory |
| Discussant: Valerie Smeets, Aarhus School of Business |
| Session ID 12: Empirical Studies of Vertical Relationships April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Whittier Room |
| Session Chair: Gordon Klein, DICE, University of Düsseldorf |
| Digging Deep to Compete: Vertical Integration, Product Market Competition and Prices |
| By Danny McGowan; University of Nottingham |
| Presented by: Danny McGowan, University of Nottingham |
| Discussant: Masakazu Ishihara, New York University |
| The Effect of Acquisitions on Product Quality and Innovativeness: Evidence from the U.K. Video Game Market |
| By Masakazu Ishihara; New York University Joost Rietveld; New York University |
| Presented by: Masakazu Ishihara, New York University |
| Discussant: Robin Lee, Harvard University |
| The Impact of “One Stop Shopping”- Induced Purchasing Complementarities in Structural Econometric Models of Retails Competition |
| By Gordon Klein; DICE, University of Düsseldorf Ulrich Heimeshoff; DICE; University of Düsseldorf Dennis Rickert; DICE; University of Düsseldorf |
| Presented by: Gordon Klein, DICE, University of Düsseldorf |
| Discussant: Christopher Conlon, Columbia University |
| The Property Rights Theory of Vertical Relations: Evidence from the Hollywood Studio Era |
| By F. Andrew Hanssen; Clemson University Alexander Raskovich; U.S. Department of Justice |
| Presented by: F. Andrew Hanssen, Clemson University |
| Discussant: Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel University |
| Session ID 17: Payment Cards and Money Demand April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Charles River Room |
| Session Chair: Robin Prager, Federal Reserve Board |
| The Role of Card Acceptance in the Transaction Demand for Money |
| By Kim Huynh; Bank of Canada Philipp Schmidt-Dengler; University of Vienna Helmut Stix; Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
| Presented by: Kim Huynh, Bank of Canada |
| Discussant: Joanna Stavins, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| Payment Choice and the Future of Currency: Insights from Two Billion Retail Transactions |
| By Zhu Wang; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Alexander Wolman; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| Presented by: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| Discussant: Evren Damar, Bank of Canada |
| This Is What's in Your Wallet... and Here's How You Use It |
| By Tamas Briglevics; Magyar Nemzeti Bank Scott Schuh; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| Presented by: Tamas Briglevics, Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
| Discussant: Hanna Halaburda, Bank of Canada |
| How do speed and security influence consumers’ payment behavior? |
| By Scott Schuh; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Joanna Stavins; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| Presented by: Joanna Stavins, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| Discussant: Alexei Alexandrov, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Session ID 20: Antitrust of Mergers and Collusion April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 White Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Matthew Weinberg, Drexel University |
| Mergers Facilitate Tacit Collusion: An Empirical Investigation of the Miller/Coors Joint Venture |
| By Matthew Weinberg; Drexel University Nathan Miller; Georgetown University |
| Presented by: Matthew Weinberg, Drexel University |
| Discussant: Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam |
| Nonbinding Advance Price Announcements: Effiency-Enhancing Strategy or Collusive Device? |
| By Willem Boshoff; Stellenbosch University Stefan Fruebing; Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) & MaCCI Kai Hueschelrath; Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) |
| Presented by: Stefan Fruebing, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) & MaCCI |
| Discussant: Catarina Marvao, Stockholm School of Economics |
| Merger Induced Changes of Innovation: Evidence from a Panel of U.S. Firms |
| By Mahdiyeh Entezarkheir; Western University (Huron) Saeed Moshiri; University of Saskatchewan |
| Presented by: Mahdiyeh Entezarkheir, Western University (Huron) |
| Discussant: Seth Sacher, Bureau of Economics |
| Merger Remedies in Oligopoly under a Consumer Welfare Standard |
| By Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt; DICE Christian Wey; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| Presented by: Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, DICE |
| Discussant: Juan-Pablo Montero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile |
| Session ID 24: Amazon Sponsored Session: Topics in E-Commerce and Digital Economics April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Cambridge Room |
| The Industrial Organization Society is grateful to Amazon for sponsoring this special session on Topics in E-Commerce and Digital Economics. While Amazon chose the topic for the session, all the papers in this special session, as well as the discussants and chair, have been selected in total independence by the program committee. |
| Session Chair: Peter Newberry, Pennsylvania State University |
| Competing with Complementors: An Empirical Look at Amazon.com |
| By Feng Zhu; Harvard University Qihong Liu; University of Oklahoma |
| Presented by: Feng Zhu, Harvard University |
| Discussant: Lisa George, Hunter College |
| Price Discrimination and Consumer Retention: The Case of e-Coupons |
| By Imke Reimers; Northeastern University Chunying Xie; NERA Consulting |
| Presented by: Imke Reimers, Northeastern University |
| Discussant: Babur De los Santos, Indiana University |
| E-book Pricing and Vertical Restraints |
| By Babur De los Santos; Indiana University Matthijs Wildenbeest; Indiana University |
| Presented by: Babur De los Santos, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Christian Peukert, University of Zurich |
| Sales Tax, E-commerce, and Amazon's Fulfillment Center Network |
| By Jean Francois Houde; University of Pennsylvania Peter Newberry; Pennsylvania State University Katja Seim; University of Pennsylvania |
| Presented by: Peter Newberry, Pennsylvania State University |
| Discussant: Imke Reimers, Northeastern University |
| Session ID 28: Empirical Analysis of Auction Data April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Back Bay Room |
| Session Chair: Elena Krasnokutskaya, Johns Hopkins University |
| Price Adjustment Policies and Firm Size |
| By Georgia Kosmopoulou; National Science Foundation Carlos Lamarche; University of Kentucky Xueqi Zhou; Langston University |
| Presented by: Georgia Kosmopoulou, National Science Foundation |
| Discussant: Timothy Hubbard, Colby College |
| Ex-ante and Ex-post Subcontracting in Highway Procurement Market |
| By Jorge Balat; Johns Hopkins University Elena Krasnokutskaya; Johns Hopkins University |
| Presented by: Elena Krasnokutskaya, Johns Hopkins University |
| Discussant: Ayse Pehlivan, Bilkent University |
| Underbidding and Experience in USFS Timber Auctions |
| By Benjamin Gillen; California Institute of Technology |
| Presented by: Benjamin Gillen, California Institute of Technology |
| Discussant: Jose Miguel Abito, University of Pennsylvania |
| Session ID 33: Valuations in Transportation and Utilities April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Newbury Room |
| Session Chair: Kenneth Boyer, Michigan State University |
| The Economics of Universal Service: Estimating Rural Valuations for High Speed Broadband |
| By Andre Boik; University of California (Davis) |
| Presented by: Andre Boik, University of California (Davis) |
| Discussant: Laura Grigolon, McMaster University |
| Effect of Electric Utility Deregulation and Mergers on Consumer and Producer Welfare |
| By Ralph Sonenshine; American University |
| Presented by: Ralph Sonenshine, American University |
| Discussant: Andre Boik, University of California (Davis) |
| Terrorism and the Alchian-Allen Theorem |
| By John Brown; Georgia Southern University Rand Ressler; Georgia Southern University |
| Presented by: John Brown, Georgia Southern University |
| Discussant: Ralph Sonenshine, American University |
| Session ID 35: Quality Competition and Consumer Search April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Franklin Room |
| Session Chair: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay |
| Competition, Product Proliferation and Welfare: A Study of the U.S. Smartphone Market |
| By Ying Fan; University of Michigan Chenyu Yang; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| Presented by: Ying Fan, University of Michigan |
| Discussant: Scott Hiller, Fairfield University |
| Time and the Relativity of Quality: A Store Choice Model |
| By Guillermo Marshall; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tiago Pires; University of North Carolina |
| Presented by: Guillermo Marshall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Discussant: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay |
| Competition of Talk Show Programs in Taiwan |
| By Ching-I Huang; National Taiwan University |
| Presented by: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University |
| Discussant: Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, University of Oviedo |
| Session ID 37: Advertising, Information and Learning April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 Tremont Room |
| Session Chair: Helena Perrone, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE |
| TrueView Ads |
| By Qihong Liu; University of Oklahoma Jie Shuai; Nankai University |
| Presented by: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Lan Zhang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| A Structural Model of Advertising Signaling and Social Learning: The Case of the Motion Picture Industry |
| By Haiyan Liu; University of South Florida |
| Presented by: Haiyan Liu, University of South Florida |
| Discussant: Michael Luca, Harvard Business School |
| Demand for "Healthy" Products: False Claims in Advertising |
| By Anita Rao; University of Chicago Emily Wang; University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Presented by: Emily Wang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Discussant: Thomas Blake, eBay Research Labs |
| Consumers Response to Product Safety Threats: Evidence from a major food scandal |
| By Rosa Ferrer; Univ. Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE Helena Perrone; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE |
| Presented by: Helena Perrone, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE |
| Discussant: Ching-to Albert Ma, Boston University |
| Session ID 51: Determinants of Invention and Innovation April 25, 2015 14:30 to 16:20 St. James Room |
| Session Chair: Mike Scherer, Harvard University |
| Of Marshallian Scissors & Blades: Demand Shocks, Domestic Capabilities, and Innovation in Indian Influenza-Vaccine Markets |
| By Matej Drev; Georgia Institute of Technology Chirantan Chatterjee; IIM Bangalore Arzi Adbi; INSEAD |
| Presented by: Matej Drev, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Discussant: Mike Scherer, Harvard University |
| The Impact of Open Access Mandates on Invention |
| By Yasin Ozcan; Northwestern University Kevin Bryan; University of Toronto |
| Presented by: Yasin Ozcan, Northwestern University |
| Discussant: Mikko Packalen, University of Waterloo |
| Radical or incremental: Where does R&D policy hit? |
| By Mathias Beck; University of Zurich Cindy Lopes-Bento; KU Leuven Andrea Schenker; University of Zurich |
| Presented by: Mathias Beck, University of Zurich |
| Discussant: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University |
| Procuring Diversity |
| By Igor Letina; University of Zurich Armin Schmutzler; University of Zurich |
| Presented by: Igor Letina, University of Zurich |
| Discussant: Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Session ID 3: Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Regulatory Mechanisms April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Stuart Room |
| Session Chair: Nathan Miller, Georgetown University |
| Specific Investment and Contract Design: Evidence from Public Transportation |
| By Jose Guillermo Diaz; Universidad del Pacifico Kei Kawai; New York University Andre Trindade; Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/EPGE) |
| Presented by: Andre Trindade, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/EPGE) |
| Discussant: Andreea Enache, Paris School of Economics and CREST |
| The Economics of Rights: The Effect of the Right to Counsel |
| By Itai Ater; Tel Aviv University Yehonatan Givati; Hebrew Univeirsity Oren Rigbi; Ben-Gurion University |
| Presented by: Oren Rigbi, Ben-Gurion University |
| Discussant: Hector Perez Saiz, Bank of Canada |
| Nonparametric Estimation for Regulation Models |
| By Andreea Enache; Paris School of Economics and CREST Jean-Pierre FLORENS; Toulouse School of Economics |
| Presented by: Andreea Enache, Paris School of Economics and CREST |
| Discussant: Nathan Miller, Georgetown University |
| Session ID 10: Cornerstone Research Sponsored Session: Empirical and Theoretical Studies of Vertical Contracts April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Franklin Room |
| The Industrial Organization Society is grateful to Cornerstone Research for sponsoring this special session on Empirical and Theoretical Studies of Vertical Contracts.While Cornerstone Research chose the topic for the session, all the papers in this special session, as well as the discussants and chair, have been selected in total independence by the program committee. |
| Session Chair: John Asker, |
| Resale Price Maintenance When Playing Favorites is Prohibited |
| By Jeanine Miklos-Thal; University of Rochester Greg Shaffer; University of Rochester |
| Presented by: Jeanine Miklos-Thal, University of Rochester |
| Discussant: Eric Rasmusen, BEPP |
| Insurer Competition in Health Care Markets |
| By Robin Lee; Harvard University Kate Ho; Columbia University |
| Presented by: Robin Lee, Harvard University |
| Discussant: Gordon Klein, DICE, University of Düsseldorf |
| Bundling and Quality Assurance |
| By James Dana; Northeastern University Kathryn Spier; Harvard University |
| Presented by: James Dana, Northeastern University |
| Discussant: Janice Hauge, University of North Texas |
| Wholesale Prices, Retail Prices and the Lumpy Pass-Through of Alcohol Taxes |
| By Christopher Conlon; Columbia University Nirupama Rao; New York University |
| Presented by: Christopher Conlon, Columbia University |
| Discussant: Danny McGowan, University of Nottingham |
| Session ID 18: Financial Regulation, Competition, and Social Welfare April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Charles River Room |
| Session Chair: Robin Prager, Federal Reserve Board |
| Limited Deposit Insurance Coverage and Bank Competition |
| By Oz Shy; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Rune Stenbacka; Hanken School of Economics Vladimir Yankov; Federal Reserve Board |
| Presented by: Vladimir Yankov, Federal Reserve Board |
| Discussant: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| Competitive Impact of Deposit Insurance Limit Changes |
| By Evren Damar; Bank of Canada Reint Gropp; Goethe University Frankfurt Adi Mordel; Bank of Canada |
| Presented by: Evren Damar, Bank of Canada |
| Discussant: Charles Romeo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Estimating the Loss in Surplus from the Elimination of Deposit Advance Products |
| By Charles Romeo; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Presented by: Charles Romeo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Discussant: Daniel Grodzicki, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Moral Hazard, Skin in the Game Regulation and Rating Quality |
| By Saltuk Ozerturk; SMU |
| Presented by: Saltuk Ozerturk, SMU |
| Discussant: Tamas Briglevics, Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
| Session ID 21: Theoretical Analyses of Antitrust Issues April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 White Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Su Zhiying, University of Science and Technology,PRC |
| On the Antitrust Economics of the Electronic Books Industry |
| By Germain Gaudin; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Alexander White; School of Economics and Management, Tsin |
| Presented by: Germain Gaudin, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| Discussant: Justin Johnson, Cornell University |
| Exclusion under Asymmetric Information |
| By Juan-Pablo Montero; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile |
| Presented by: Juan-Pablo Montero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile |
| Discussant: Stefan Fruebing, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) & MaCCI |
| Unplanned Purchases and Retail Competition |
| By Justin Johnson; Cornell University |
| Presented by: Justin Johnson, Cornell University |
| Discussant: Anne Duchene, Drexel School of Economics |
| Mergers in Exhaustible Resource Industries |
| By Hassan Benchekroun; McGill University Michèle Breton; HEC Montréal Amrita Ray Chaudhuri; University of Winnipeg |
| Presented by: Amrita Ray Chaudhuri, University of Winnipeg |
| Discussant: Fernando Luco, Texas A&M University |
| Session ID 25: Platform Theory April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Cambridge Room |
| Session Chair: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University |
| Platform Pricing in Mixed Two-Sided Markets |
| By Ming Gao; Tsinghua University |
| Presented by: Ming Gao, Tsinghua University |
| Discussant: Carlotta Mariotto, Mines ParisTech |
| The Economics of Platforms in a Walrasian Framework |
| By Anil Jain; Federal Reserve Board of Governors Robert Townsend; MIT |
| Presented by: Anil Jain, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| Discussant: Javier Donna, The Ohio State University |
| Networks, Frictions, and Price Dispersion |
| By Javier Donna; The Ohio State University Pablo Schenone; Arizona State University Gregory Veramendi; Arizona State University |
| Presented by: Javier Donna, The Ohio State University |
| Discussant: Andrew Rhodes, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Homogeneous Platform Competition with Endogenous Homing |
| By Thomas Jeitschko; Michigan State University Mark Tremblay; Michigan State University |
| Presented by: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University |
| Discussant: Makoto Watanabe, VU University Amsterdam |
| Session ID 30: Energy Markets April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Whittier Room |
| Session Chair: Shaun McRae, University of Michigan |
| Vertical Integration and Price Differentials in the U.S. Crude Oil Market |
| By Shaun McRae; University of Michigan |
| Presented by: Shaun McRae, University of Michigan |
| Discussant: Michael Noel, Texas Tech University |
| Consumer valuation of fuel costs and the e§ectiveness of tax policy: Evidence from the European car market |
| By Laura Grigolon; McMaster University Mathias Reynaert; University of Leuven Frank Verboven; University of Leuven |
| Presented by: Laura Grigolon, McMaster University |
| Discussant: Kenneth Boyer, Michigan State University |
| Comparative Performance of Long Term Contracts |
| By Kanishka Kacker; University of Maryland College Park |
| Presented by: Kanishka Kacker, University of Maryland College Park |
| Discussant: Claudia Salim, Free University Berlin |
| The Short Run Predictability of Gasoline Prices |
| By Michael Noel; Texas Tech University |
| Presented by: Michael Noel, Texas Tech University |
| Discussant: Yiyi Zhou, Stony Brook University |
| Session ID 45: Patent Behaviour and Patent Policy April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 St. James Room |
| Session Chair: Emek Basker, University of Missouri |
| First Mover Advantages and Optimal Patent Protection |
| By Mike Scherer; Harvard University |
| Presented by: Mike Scherer, Harvard University |
| Discussant: Emek Basker, University of Missouri |
| Strategic Secrecy of Pending Patents |
| By Bernhard Ganglmair; University of Texas at Dallas Jong-Min Oh; The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Presented by: Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Discussant: Charles Angelucci, Columbia University |
| The Effect of Patent Pools on Patenting and Innovation - Evidence from Contemporary Technology Standards |
| By Justus Baron; Northwestern University Tim Pohlmann; Mines ParisTech |
| Presented by: Justus Baron, Northwestern University |
| Discussant: Jay Pil Choi, Michigan State University |
| Sequential Innovation and Patent Policy |
| By Alvaro Parra; University of British Columbia |
| Presented by: Alvaro Parra, University of British Columbia |
| Discussant: Igor Letina, University of Zurich |
| Patent Litigation, Declaratory Judgments, and Forum Shopping |
| By Charles Angelucci; Columbia University Josh Lerner; Harvard University |
| Presented by: Charles Angelucci, Columbia University |
| Discussant: Justus Baron, Northwestern University |
| Session ID 46: Pricing in airline markets April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Tremont Room |
| Session Chair: Ambarish Chandra, University of Toronto |
| MARKET COMPETITION AND PRICE DISPERSION: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA’S AIRLINE MARKET |
| By Zaichao Du; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Presented by: Zaichao Du, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Discussant: Mahdiyeh Entezarkheir, Western University (Huron) |
| Screening and Price Discrimination with Unobserved Consumer Types: Evidence from Airlines |
| By Diego Escobari; The University of Texas - Pan American Manuel Hernandez; IFPRI |
| Presented by: Diego Escobari, The University of Texas - Pan American |
| Discussant: Zaichao Du, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Revisiting the Relationship between Competition and Price Discrimination: New Evidence from the Canadian Airline Industry |
| By Ambarish Chandra; University of Toronto Mara Lederman; University of Toronto |
| Presented by: Ambarish Chandra, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Christian Ruzzier, Universidad de San Andrés |
| Market Structure, Competition and Price Dispersion in the Airline Industry Revisited |
| By Myongjin Kim; University of Oklahoma |
| Presented by: Myongjin Kim, University of Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Junichi Suzuki, University of Toronto |
| Session ID 65: Pharmaceutical Competition April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Newbury Room |
| Session Chair: Nina YIN, Tulane University |
| Why Trash don't Pass? Pharmaceutical Licensing and Safety Performance of Drugs |
| By Tannista Banerjee; Auburn University Arnab Nayak; Deloitte and Touche |
| Presented by: Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Tanja Saxell, VATT (Visiting Stanford) |
| Price, Concentration, and Split-Award Contracting. An empirical study of generic pharmaceuticals pricing |
| By Mats Bergman; Södertörn University David Granlund; Umeå University Niklas Rudholm; Dalarna University |
| Presented by: Mats Bergman, Södertörn University |
| Discussant: Teresa Harrison, Drexel University |
| The Effect of Market Exit: An Exploration of Recalls and Import Bans in The Generic Pharmaceutical Industry |
| By Christopher Metcalf; U.S. Federal Trade Commission luke olson; Federal Trade Commission |
| Presented by: luke olson, Federal Trade Commission |
| Discussant: Matthew Weinberg, Drexel University |
| Pharmacy Incentives and Competition with Parallel Trade |
| By Pierre Dubois; Toulouse School of Economics Morten Sæthre; Norwegian School of Economics |
| Presented by: Morten Sæthre, Norwegian School of Economics |
| Discussant: Nina YIN, Tulane University |
| Session ID 70: Paying for Health Care April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Beacon Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Guy Arie, University of Rochester |
| What are We Waiting For? The Costs and Consequences of Observation Care Payment Reform |
| By Thomas Koch; Federal Trade Commission |
| Presented by: Thomas Koch, Federal Trade Commission |
| Discussant: Haizhen Lin, Indiana University |
| Information Disclosure and the Equivalence of Prospective Payment and Cost Reimbursement |
| By Ching-to Albert Ma; Boston University Henry Mak; Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Presented by: Henry Mak, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Discussant: Gilad Sorek, Auburn University |
| The Welfare Effects of Provider Reimbursement Rates: Evidence From The Nursing Home Industry |
| By Martin Hackmann; Penn State |
| Presented by: Martin Hackmann, Penn State |
| Discussant: Maria Polyakova, Stanford University |
| Intermediary Bargaining for Price Insensitive Consumers |
| By Guy Arie; University of Rochester Shiran Rachmilevitch; University of Haifa |
| Presented by: Guy Arie, University of Rochester |
| Discussant: Henry Mak, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Session ID 73: Demand and Productivity Methodology April 25, 2015 16:35 to 18:25 Back Bay Room |
| Session Chair: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona |
| Measuring Substitution Patterns in Differentiated Products Industries – The Missing Instruments |
| By Amit Gandhi; University of Wisconsin-Madison Jean Francois Houde; University of Pennsylvania |
| Presented by: Jean Francois Houde, University of Pennsylvania |
| Discussant: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University |
| Supply Function Competition and Exporters: Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of Productivity Distributions and Marginal Costs |
| By Ayse Pehlivan; Bilkent University Quang Vuong; New York University |
| Presented by: Ayse Pehlivan, Bilkent University |
| Discussant: Bradley Larsen, Stanford University |
| Demand Estimation with High Dimensional Data and an Application to Amazon’s Book Marketplace |
| By Patrick Bajari; University of Minnesota Guido Imbens; Stanford University Ana Lemmen Meyer; Amazon.com Wilko Schulz-Mahlendorf; Amazon |
| Presented by: Wilko Schulz-Mahlendorf, Amazon |
| Discussant: Peter Newberry, Pennsylvania State University |
| Identification and Estimation of Production Function with Unobserved Heterogeneity |
| By Hiroyuki Kasahara; University of British Columbia Paul Schrimpf; The University of British Columbia Michio Suzuki; University of Tokyo |
| Presented by: Hiroyuki Kasahara, University of British Columbia |
| Discussant: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona |
| Session ID 4: The Competitive Effects of Regulation April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Stuart Room |
| Session Chair: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University |
| Stringent Environmental Policy Can Be Good for Profits: Uninformed Regulation in an Entry-Deterrence Model |
| By Felix Munoz-Garcia; Washington State University Ana Espinola-Arredondo; Washington State University |
| Presented by: Felix Munoz-Garcia, Washington State University |
| Discussant: Kameshwari Shankar, City College of New York |
| Pass-Through in a Concentrated Industry: Empirical Evidence and Regulatory Implications |
| By Nathan Miller; Georgetown University Matthew Osborne; University of Toronto Gloria Sheu; US Department of Justice |
| Presented by: Nathan Miller, Georgetown University |
| Discussant: Andre Trindade, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/EPGE) |
| The Hydra Effect: Examining the Indirect Effects of Payday Lending |
| By Stefanie Ramirez; University of Idaho |
| Presented by: Stefanie Ramirez, University of Idaho |
| Discussant: Giuseppe Di Vita, University of Catania |
| Optimal Enforcement of Non-compete Covenants |
| By Suman Ghosh; Florida Atlantic University Kameshwari Shankar; City College of New York |
| Presented by: Kameshwari Shankar, City College of New York |
| Discussant: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University |
| Session ID 9: Theoretical Studies of Vertical Contracts April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Beacon Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Benjamin Edelman, Harvard Business School |
| Requirements Contracts and Transaction Costs |
| By Eric Rasmusen; BEPP |
| Presented by: Eric Rasmusen, BEPP |
| Discussant: Jafar Olimov, Research Center SHARQ |
| Price Coherence and Excessive Intermediation |
| By Benjamin Edelman; Harvard Business School Julian Wright; National University of Singapore |
| Presented by: Benjamin Edelman, Harvard Business School |
| Discussant: Marco Alderighi, Aosta University; Bocconi University |
| The influence of product liability on vertical product differentiation |
| By Alexander Rasch; University of Cologne |
| Presented by: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne |
| Discussant: Benjamin Edelman, Harvard Business School |
| Session ID 26: Telecommunications Markets April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Franklin Room |
| Session Chair: Lukasz Grzybowski, Telecom ParisTech |
| Estimating demand for fixed-mobile bundles and switching costs between tariffs |
| By Lukasz Grzybowski; Telecom ParisTech |
| Presented by: Lukasz Grzybowski, Telecom ParisTech |
| Discussant: Xiahua Wei, University of Washington |
| Competition for Access Provision: Infrastructure Upgrades with Spillovers |
| By Keizo Mizuno; Kwansei Gakuin University Noriaki Matsushima; Osaka University |
| Presented by: Keizo Mizuno, Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Discussant: Jiawei Chen, University of California, Irvine |
| Double Internalization and Interchange Fee Bias |
| By Carlotta Mariotto; Mines ParisTech Marianne Verdier; Université of Paris 2 |
| Presented by: Carlotta Mariotto, Mines ParisTech |
| Discussant: Myongjin Kim, University of Oklahoma |
| Optimal Mechanisms with Radio Spectrum Sharing |
| By Chris Baker; The Ohio State University Joel Johnson; The Ohio State University Huaiyi Wang; The Ohio State University Lixin Ye; The Ohio State University Chenglin Zhang; The Ohio State University |
| Presented by: Chenglin Zhang, The Ohio State University |
| Discussant: Klenio Barbosa, Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV |
| Session ID 29: Auctions - Theory, Identification and Analysis April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Tremont Room |
| Session Chair: Georgia Kosmopoulou, National Science Foundation |
| Asymmetric Auctions with More Than Two Bidders |
| By Timothy Hubbard; Colby College Rene Kirkegaard; University of Guelph |
| Presented by: Timothy Hubbard, Colby College |
| Discussant: Benjamin Gillen, California Institute of Technology |
| Stochastically Equivalent Sequential Auctions with Multi-Unit Demand |
| By Yaron Raviv; Claremont McKenna College Tongjia Shi; Harvey Mudd College |
| Presented by: Yaron Raviv, Claremont McKenna College |
| Discussant: Elena Krasnokutskaya, Johns Hopkins University |
| Dynamic Bidding in Second Price Auction |
| By Hugo A. Hopenhayn; UCLA Maryam Saeedi; The Ohio State University |
| Presented by: Maryam Saeedi, The Ohio State University |
| Discussant: Georgia Kosmopoulou, National Science Foundation |
| Second Price Auctions with Participation Costs |
| By Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez; Yale University Alvaro Parra; University of British Columbia |
| Presented by: Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez, Yale University |
| Discussant: Maryam Saeedi, The Ohio State University |
| Session ID 31: Transportation and the Environment April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Whittier Room |
| Session Chair: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| The Market for Electric Vehicles: Indirect Network Effects and Policy Impacts |
| By Shanjun Li; Cornell University Yiyi Zhou; Stony Brook University |
| Presented by: Yiyi Zhou, Stony Brook University |
| Discussant: Jeffrey Prince, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| Do truckers undervalue fuel efficiency? |
| By Jacob Adenbaum; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Adam Copeland; Federal Reserve Bank of New York John Stevens; Federal Reserve Board |
| Presented by: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Discussant: Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University |
| Kill Two Birds with One Stone? Environmental Policy Design with Multiple Targets in the Swedish Car Market |
| By Cristian Huse; Stockholm School of Economics Claudio Lucinda; University of Sao Paulo - FEA-RP |
| Presented by: Claudio Lucinda, University of Sao Paulo - FEA-RP |
| Discussant: Shaun McRae, University of Michigan |
| Session ID 34: Non-Price Competition in Movies April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 St. James Room |
| Session Chair: Ying Fan, University of Michigan |
| Profitably Bundling Information Goods: Evidence from the Evolving Video Library of Netflix |
| By Scott Hiller; Fairfield University |
| Presented by: Scott Hiller, Fairfield University |
| Discussant: Ying Fan, University of Michigan |
| Post-release Advertising, Movie Quality, and Word-of-Mouth |
| By Ryan Lampe; California State University, East Bay |
| Presented by: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay |
| Discussant: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University |
| Do awards and nominations from the Academy have a larger impact in markets with no release restrictions? |
| By Luisa Gutierrez Navratil; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Juan Prieto-Rodriguez; University of Oviedo |
| Presented by: Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, University of Oviedo |
| Discussant: Guillermo Marshall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Session ID 38: Theoretical Information Economics April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 White Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Matthew Mitchell, University of Toronto |
| Dynamic adverse selection with many types |
| By Gabor Virag; University of Toronto |
| Presented by: Gabor Virag, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Michael Rauh, Indiana University |
| Optimal Timing of Selection Contests |
| By Dmitry Lubensky; Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Michael Stevens; U.S. Treasury Department |
| Presented by: Dmitry Lubensky, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business |
| Discussant: Byung-Cheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Mechanism Design for Designs: Principals with Good (and bad) Taste |
| By Matthew Mitchell; University of Toronto |
| Presented by: Matthew Mitchell, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Henry Schneider, Cornell |
| Information Acquisition in Duopoly Competition with Signaling Incentives |
| By Thomas Jeitschko; Michigan State University Ting Liu; Stony Brook University Tao Wang; Stony Brook University |
| Presented by: Tao Wang, Stony Brook University |
| Discussant: James Campbell, University of Toronto |
| Session ID 41: Field experiments on consumer choice April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Cambridge Room |
| Session Chair: Kosuke Uetake, Yale School of Management |
| Attention and Saliency in Online Markets |
| By Christian Helmers; Santa Clara University |
| Presented by: Christian Helmers, Santa Clara University |
| Discussant: Tianshu Sun, University of Maryland at College Park |
| Recommending (Un)popular Products: A Field Experiment Using Vending Machines |
| By Kohei Kawaguchi; London School of Economics and Political Science Kosuke Uetake; Yale School of Management Yasutora Watanabe; Hong Kong University of Science and Tech |
| Presented by: Kosuke Uetake, Yale School of Management |
| Discussant: Steven Puller, Texas A&M University |
| Want to donate together? Evidence from a large field experiment |
| By Tianshu Sun; University of Maryland at College Park Guodong (Gordon) Gao; University of Maryland College Park Ginger Jin; University of Maryland |
| Presented by: Tianshu Sun, University of Maryland at College Park |
| Discussant: Christian Helmers, Santa Clara University |
| Price Salience and Social Comparisons as Policy Instruments: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Energy Use |
| By Steven Puller; Texas A&M University |
| Presented by: Steven Puller, Texas A&M University |
| Discussant: Kosuke Uetake, Yale School of Management |
| Session ID 66: Theoretical Models of Dynamic Competition April 26, 2015 8:15 to 10:05 Newbury Room |
| Session Chair: Yuya Takahashi, Johns Hopkins University |
| Network Effects, Aftermarkets and the Coase Conjecture: a Dynamic Markovian Approach |
| By Ngo Van Long; McGill University Didier Laussel; GREQAM) Aix-Marseille School of Economic Joana Resende; FEP |
| Presented by: Joana Resende, FEP |
| Discussant: Joseph Cullen, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Long-Run Market Configurations in a Dynamic Quality-Ladder Model with Heterogeneity |
| By Mario Samano; HEC Montreal Marc Santugini; HEC Montréal |
| Presented by: Marc Santugini, HEC Montréal |
| Discussant: Paul Huenermund, Centre for European Economic Research |
| Entry and Shakeout in Dynamic Oligopoly |
| By Paul Huenermund; Centre for European Economic Research Philipp Schmidt-Dengler; University of Vienna Yuya Takahashi; Johns Hopkins University |
| Presented by: Paul Huenermund, Centre for European Economic Research |
| Discussant: Joana Resende, FEP |
| Investment under Dynamic Competition in Wholesale Electricity Markets |
| By Joseph Cullen; Washington University in St. Louis Stanley Reynolds; University of Arizona |
| Presented by: Joseph Cullen, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Discussant: Marc Santugini, HEC Montréal |
| Session ID 8: Trade, FDI, and IO April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Whittier Room |
| Session Chair: Mahmut Yasar, The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory |
| Workers beneath the Floodgates: The Impact of Low-Wage Import Competition and Workers' Adjustment |
| By Hale Utar; Bielefeld University |
| Presented by: Hale Utar, Bielefeld University |
| Discussant: Juan Sanchis, University of Valencia |
| Taste Heterogeneity, Trade Costs, and Global Market Outcomes in the Automobile Industry |
| By A. Kerem Cosar; University of Chicago Paul Grieco; Pennsylvania State University Shengyu Li; Durham University Felix Tintelnot; University of Chicago |
| Presented by: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University |
| Discussant: Mahmut Yasar, The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory |
| Cross-Border Trade and SMEs: A Study of a Large-Scale Online Experiment |
| By Xiang Hui; The Ohio State University Neel Sundaresan; eBay Data Labs |
| Presented by: Xiang Hui, The Ohio State University |
| Discussant: Shengyu Li, Durham University |
| Quantifying Adaptation Costs in Sequential FDI Location Choices: Evidence from German Firms |
| By Aiyong Zhu; Wuhan University |
| Presented by: Aiyong Zhu, Wuhan University |
| Discussant: Hale Utar, Bielefeld University |
| Session ID 13: Extending the Theory of Vertical Relations: When Brands Matter April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Charles River Room |
| Session Chair: Marco Alderighi, Aosta University; Bocconi University |
| Showrooming, resale price maintenance, and point-of-sale service provision |
| By Jeanine Miklos-Thal; University of Rochester Greg Shaffer; University of Rochester |
| Presented by: Jeanine Miklos-Thal, University of Rochester |
| Discussant: F. Andrew Hanssen, Clemson University |
| Technology adoption, brand strength and consumption externalities |
| By Marco Alderighi; Aosta University; Bocconi University Christophe Feder; Università di Torino |
| Presented by: Marco Alderighi, Aosta University; Bocconi University |
| Discussant: Claire Chambolle, INRA & Ecole Polytechnique |
| Centralization vs. Delegation by a Firm that Supplies to Rivals |
| By Serge Moresi; Charles River Associates Marius Schwartz; Georgetown University |
| Presented by: Serge Moresi, Charles River Associates |
| Discussant: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv University |
| Session ID 15: Oligopoly Behavior April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Back Bay Room |
| Session Chair: Emanuela Ciapanna, Bank of Italy |
| Signalling Collusive Behaviour in Oligopolies |
| By Julia Graf; University of Bamberg |
| Presented by: Julia Graf, University of Bamberg |
| Discussant: Giovanni Alberto Tabacco, Swansea University, School of Management |
| Talent Competition, Labor Mobility, and Anti-poaching Agreements |
| By Oz Shy; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Rune Stenbacka; Hanken School of Economics |
| Presented by: Oz Shy, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| Discussant: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) |
| History in the Study of Industrial Organization |
| By David Genesove; Hebrew Univesity of Jerusalem |
| Presented by: David Genesove, Hebrew Univesity of Jerusalem |
| Discussant: Robert Feinberg, American University |
| Horizontal Subcontracting and Intermittent Power Generation |
| By Jan Bouckaert; University of Antwerp Geert Van Moer; University of Antwerp |
| Presented by: Geert Van Moer, University of Antwerp |
| Discussant: Lukas Toth, University of Amsterdam |
| Session ID 39: Information, Privacy and IP April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 White Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University |
| A Model of Patent Trolls |
| By Jay Pil Choi; Michigan State University Heiko Gerlach; University of Queensland |
| Presented by: Jay Pil Choi, Michigan State University |
| Discussant: Alvaro Parra, University of British Columbia |
| Ownership and Pricing of Information: A Model and Application to Open Access |
| By James Campbell; University of Toronto |
| Presented by: James Campbell, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Gabor Virag, University of Toronto |
| Information Acquisition, Referral, and Organization |
| By Simona Grassi; University of Lausanne Ching-to Albert Ma; Boston University |
| Presented by: Ching-to Albert Ma, Boston University |
| Discussant: Katharina Huesmann, University of Cologne |
| Using clients’ rejection to build trust |
| By Ting Liu; Stony Brook University Yuk-fai Fong; Hong Kong Univ of Science & Technology |
| Presented by: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University |
| Discussant: Dmitry Lubensky, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business |
| Multi-attribute quality competition with imperfect signals |
| By Katharina Huesmann; University of Cologne Wanda Mimra; ETH Zurich |
| Presented by: Katharina Huesmann, University of Cologne |
| Discussant: Matthew Mitchell, University of Toronto |
| Session ID 40: Information and pricing April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Cambridge Room |
| Session Chair: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College |
| Pricing in an Uncertain Market |
| By Florian Artinger; Max Planck Institute for Human Developme Gerd Gigerenzer; Max Planck Institute for Human Development |
| Presented by: Florian Artinger, Max Planck Institute for Human Developme |
| Discussant: Zemin Zhong, UC Berkeley |
| Consumer Limited Attention to Online Ratings and Seller Response: A Regression Discontinuity Design |
| By Zemin Zhong; UC Berkeley |
| Presented by: Zemin Zhong, UC Berkeley |
| Discussant: Florian Artinger, Max Planck Institute for Human Developme |
| Communication in VerticalMarkets: Experimental Evidence |
| By Claudia Moellers; Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) Hans-Theo Normann; Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Ec Christopher Snyder; Dartmouth College |
| Presented by: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College |
| Discussant: Francisco Gomez Martinez, University of Amsterdam |
| Firm-specific information and explicit collusion in experimental oligopolies |
| By Francisco Gomez Martinez; University of Amsterdam Sander Onderstal; University of Amsterdam Joep Sonnemans; University of Amsterdam |
| Presented by: Francisco Gomez Martinez, University of Amsterdam |
| Discussant: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College |
| Session ID 48: Second degree price discrimination: Theory and Evidence April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Tremont Room |
| Session Chair: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne |
| Why Don't Prices Rise During Periods of Peak Demand? - Synchronize Demand to Relax Competition |
| By Chun-Hui Miao; University of South Carolina |
| Presented by: Chun-Hui Miao, University of South Carolina |
| Discussant: Tiago Pires, University of North Carolina |
| A model of Introductory Pricing |
| By Jimmy Chan; Fudan Hong Feng; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Lan Zhang; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Presented by: Lan Zhang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Discussant: Martin Obradovits, Goethe University Frankfurt |
| Payment Evasion |
| By Stefan Buehler; University of St. Gallen Daniel Halbheer; HEC Paris Michael Lechner; University of St Gallen |
| Presented by: Stefan Buehler, University of St. Gallen |
| Discussant: Yann Braouezec, IESEG School of Management |
| Public versus Private Insurance Contracts with (and without) Transaction Costs: The optimal Segmentation Policy of an Informed Insurer |
| By Yann Braouezec; IESEG School of Management |
| Presented by: Yann Braouezec, IESEG School of Management |
| Discussant: Alexander Rasch, University of Cologne |
| Going to the Discounter: Consumer Search with Local Market Heterogeneities |
| By Martin Obradovits; Goethe University Frankfurt |
| Presented by: Martin Obradovits, Goethe University Frankfurt |
| Discussant: Stefan Buehler, University of St. Gallen |
| Session ID 67: Demand and Pricing Dynamics April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Newbury Room |
| Session Chair: Andrea Pozzi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina |
| Switching Costs and Market Power Under Umbrella Branding |
| By Paul Ellickson; University of Rochester Polykarpos Pavlidis; Nielsen Marketing Analytics |
| Presented by: Paul Ellickson, University of Rochester |
| Discussant: Linli XU, University of Minnesota |
| Price Dynamics with Customer Markets |
| By Luigi Paciello; Einaudi Institute (EIEF) Andrea Pozzi; Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina Nicholas Trachter; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| Presented by: Andrea Pozzi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina |
| Discussant: Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania |
| Backward Compatibility in Two-Sided Markets |
| By Myongjin Kim; University of Oklahoma SUMAN BASUROY; University of Texas at San Antonio Richard Gretz; Bradley University |
| Presented by: Myongjin Kim, University of Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Keizo Mizuno, Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Session ID 71: Health Care Markets April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Beacon Hill Room |
| Session Chair: Ginger Jin, University of Maryland |
| Speed of disruption and its determinants: The case of coronary angioplasty |
| By Haizhen Lin; Indiana University Andrew Sfekas; Temple University |
| Presented by: Andrew Sfekas, Temple University |
| Discussant: Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission |
| The Impact to "Hospital Compare" Quality Reports on Hospital Pricing |
| By William Encinosa; AHRQ |
| Presented by: William Encinosa, AHRQ |
| Discussant: Thomas Koch, Federal Trade Commission |
| Solving Shortage in a Priceless Market: Insights from Blood Donation |
| By Tianshu Sun; University of Maryland at College Park Susan Lu; Purdue University Ginger Jin; University of Maryland at College Park |
| Presented by: Ginger Jin, University of Maryland at College Park |
| Discussant: Andrew Sfekas, Temple University |
| Industrial Reorganization: Learning about Substitution Patterns from Natural Experiments |
| By Devesh Raval; Federal Trade Commission Ted Rosenbaum; Federal Trade Commission Nathan Wilson; Federal Trade Commission |
| Presented by: Nathan Wilson, Federal Trade Commission |
| Discussant: Alexandros Fakos, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Session ID 72: Microsoft Sponsored Session: Economics of Online Privacy April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 Franklin Room |
| The Industrial Organization Society is grateful to Microsoft for sponsoring this special session on Economics of Online Privacy. While Microsoft chose the topic for the session, all the papers in this special session, as well as the discussants and chair, have been selected in total independence by the program committee. |
| Session Chair: Simon Wilkie, Microsoft |
| The Economics of the Right to be Forgotten |
| By Byung-Cheol Kim; Georgia Institute of Technology Jin Yeub Kim; University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Presented by: Byung-Cheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Discussant: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma |
| Money and Privacy - Android Market Evidence |
| By Michael Kummer; Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and University of Mannheim Patrick Schulte; Centre for European Economics Research (ZEW), Mannheim |
| Presented by: Patrick Schulte, Centre for European Economics Research (ZEW), Mannheim |
| False Advertising and Consumer Protection Policy |
| By Andrew Rhodes; Toulouse School of Economics Chris Wilson; Loughborough University |
| Presented by: Andrew Rhodes, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University |
| Susceptibility and Influence in Social Media Word-of-Mouth |
| By Jörg Claussen; CBS Benjamin Engelstätter; Centre for European Economic Research Michael Ward; University of Texas at Arlington |
| Presented by: Michael Ward, University of Texas at Arlington |
| Discussant: Lei Xu, McGill University |
| Session ID 74: Financial Decisions of Firms and Consumers April 26, 2015 10:20 to 12:10 St. James Room |
| Session Chair: Kim Huynh, Bank of Canada |
| Making firms liable for consumers' mistaken beliefs: theoretical model and empirical applications to the U.S. mortgage and credit card markets |
| By Alexei Alexandrov; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Presented by: Alexei Alexandrov, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Discussant: Wilko Bolt, De Nederlandsche Bank |
| "Smart Money": Institutional Investors in Online Crowdfunding |
| By Mingfeng Lin; University of Arizona Zaiyan Wei; University of Arizona |
| Presented by: Zaiyan Wei, University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Saltuk Ozerturk, SMU |
| Competition and Customer Acquisition in the US Credit Card Market |
| By Daniel Grodzicki; The Pennsylvania State University |
| Presented by: Daniel Grodzicki, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Discussant: Zaiyan Wei, University of Arizona |
| Competition in the Cryptocurrency Market |
| By Neil Gandal; Tel Aviv University Hanna Halaburda; Bank of Canada |
| Presented by: Hanna Halaburda, Bank of Canada |
| Discussant: Vladimir Yankov, Federal Reserve Board |
| # | Participant | Roles in Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abito, Jose Miguel | C42, P42, D28 |
| 2 | Agarwal, Nikhil | D64 |
| 3 | Alderighi, Marco | D9, C13, P13 |
| 4 | Alexandrov, Alexei | D17, P74 |
| 5 | Angelucci, Charles | D45, P45 |
| 6 | Arie, Guy | D69, C70, P70 |
| 7 | Artinger, Florian | D40, P40 |
| 8 | Asker, John | C10 |
| 9 | Atal, Vidya | D68 |
| 10 | Azar, Jose | P19 |
| 11 | Bako, Barna | D16 |
| 12 | Banerjee, Tannista | P68, D63, P65 |
| 13 | Barbosa, Klenio | P2, D26 |
| 14 | Baron, Justus | D45, P45 |
| 15 | Basker, Emek | D55, P52, C45, D45 |
| 16 | Battisti, Giuliana | P52, D50 |
| 17 | Beck, Mathias | D50, P51 |
| 18 | Bedre-Defolie, Özlem | D5, P6 |
| 19 | Bergman, Mats | D63, P65 |
| 20 | Blake, Thomas | P36, D37 |
| 21 | Boik, Andre | D33, P33 |
| 22 | Bolt, Wilko | D74 |
| 23 | Bonatti, Alessandro | D58 |
| 24 | Borenstein, Severin | C55 |
| 25 | Boyer, Kenneth | C33, D30 |
| 26 | Braouezec, Yann | D48, P48 |
| 27 | Briglevics, Tamas | P17, D18 |
| 28 | Brown, John | P33 |
| 29 | Buchholz, Nick | P53 |
| 30 | Buehler, Stefan | D48, P48 |
| 31 | Butters, Andrew | P62 |
| 32 | Calzolari, Giacomo | D64, D44, P44 |
| 33 | Campbell, James | D38, P39 |
| 34 | Chambolle, Claire | P11, D13 |
| 35 | Chan, Ron | D32, P32 |
| 36 | Chandra, Ambarish | D44, C46, P46 |
| 37 | Chao, Yong | P22, D23 |
| 38 | Chen, Jiawei | D53, P22, D26 |
| 39 | Chipty, Tasneem | C69 |
| 40 | Choi, Jay Pil | D57, D45, P39 |
| 41 | Ciapanna, Emanuela | D14, P16, C15 |
| 42 | Conlon, Christopher | D59, D12, P10 |
| 43 | Copeland, Adam | D59, D52, C31, P31 |
| 44 | Cullen, Joseph | D66, P66 |
| 45 | Dai, Weijia | P64 |
| 46 | Damar, Evren | D17, P18 |
| 47 | Dana, James | D11, P10 |
| 48 | De los Santos, Babur | D55, D24, P24 |
| 49 | De Silva, Dakshina | D68, P63 |
| 50 | Dertwinkel-Kalt, Markus | D19, P20 |
| 51 | DeVaro, Jed | D42, P42 |
| 52 | Di Vita, Giuseppe | P2, D4 |
| 53 | Donna, Javier | D25, P25 |
| 54 | Drev, Matej | D50, P51 |
| 55 | Du, Zaichao | D46, P46 |
| 56 | Duchene, Anne | D21 |
| 57 | Edelman, Benjamin | D9, C9, P9 |
| 58 | Ellickson, Paul | C63, D63, P67 |
| 59 | Ellison, Sara | C53 |
| 60 | Enache, Andreea | D3, P3 |
| 61 | Encinosa, William | P71 |
| 62 | Entezarkheir, Mahdiyeh | P20, D46 |
| 63 | Escobari, Diego | D47, P46 |
| 64 | Espin-Sanchez, Jose-Antonio | C23, D23, P29 |
| 65 | Espinola-Arredondo, Ana | C32, D32, P32 |
| 66 | Fakos, Alexandros | P54, D71 |
| 67 | Fan, Ying | P35, C34, D34 |
| 68 | Feinberg, Robert | C14, P14, D15 |
| 69 | Florez Acosta, Jorge | P55 |
| 70 | Fruebing, Stefan | P20, D21 |
| 71 | Ganglmair, Bernhard | C52, D51, P45 |
| 72 | Gao, Ming | D6, P25 |
| 73 | Gaudin, Germain | D19, P21 |
| 74 | Genesove, David | C58, P15 |
| 75 | George, Lisa | P23, D24 |
| 76 | Gilbukh, Sophia | P58 |
| 77 | Gillen, Benjamin | P28, D29 |
| 78 | Gillingham, Kenneth | P52, D31 |
| 79 | Gomez Martinez, Francisco | D40, P40 |
| 80 | Graf, Julia | D14, P15 |
| 81 | Greenfield, Daniel | D19 |
| 82 | Grieco, Paul | D55, D73, P8 |
| 83 | Grigolon, Laura | D33, P30 |
| 84 | Grodzicki, Daniel | D18, P74 |
| 85 | Grzybowski, Lukasz | D22, C26, P26 |
| 86 | Hackmann, Martin | D69, P70 |
| 87 | Halaburda, Hanna | D17, P74 |
| 88 | Hanssen, F. Andrew | P12, D13 |
| 89 | Harrison, Teresa | P63, D65 |
| 90 | Hauge, Janice | D10 |
| 91 | Hejazi Nia, Meisam | D43, P43 |
| 92 | Helmers, Christian | D41, P41 |
| 93 | Hiller, Scott | D35, P34 |
| 94 | Houde, Jean Francois | D53, D44, P73 |
| 95 | Hristakeva, Sylvia | P55 |
| 96 | Huang, Ching-I | P35, D34 |
| 97 | Hubbard, Timothy | D28, P29 |
| 98 | Huenermund, Paul | D66, P66 |
| 99 | Hueschelrath, Kai | P14, D15 |
| 100 | Huesmann, Katharina | D39, P39 |
| 101 | Hui, Xiang | D7, P8 |
| 102 | Huynh, Kim | P17, C74 |
| 103 | Igami, Mitsuru | D54, D60, P63 |
| 104 | Ishihara, Masakazu | D61, D12, P12 |
| 105 | Jain, Anil | C22, D22, P25 |
| 106 | Jaumandreu, Jordi | D54, P50, D51 |
| 107 | Jeitschko, Thomas | C25, P25, D72 |
| 108 | Jin, Ginger | P71 |
| 109 | Jin, Ginger | C56, C71 |
| 110 | Johnson, Justin | C64, D21, P21 |
| 111 | Kacker, Kanishka | P30 |
| 112 | Kasahara, Hiroyuki | P73 |
| 113 | Katzwer, Richard | P57 |
| 114 | Kawaguchi, Kohei | P59 |
| 115 | Kim, Byung-Cheol | D38, P72 |
| 116 | Kim, Myongjin | P46, D26, P67 |
| 117 | Klein, Gordon | C12, P12, D10 |
| 118 | Kneller, Richard | D52, C50, P50 |
| 119 | Koch, Thomas | P70, D71 |
| 120 | Kosmopoulou, Georgia | P28, C29, D29 |
| 121 | Koulayev, Sergei | D53 |
| 122 | Krasnokutskaya, Elena | C28, P28, D29 |
| 123 | Kyle, Margaret | C2, D2, P2 |
| 124 | Lampe, Ryan | D57, C35, D35, P34 |
| 125 | Larsen, Bradley | P47, D73 |
| 126 | Lasio, Laura | P61 |
| 127 | Lee, Yoonsoo | D60, P60 |
| 128 | Lee, Robin | D62, D12, P10 |
| 129 | Lei, Ying | P64 |
| 130 | Lemus, Jorge | P57 |
| 131 | Letina, Igor | P51, D45 |
| 132 | Li, Shengyu | P7, D8 |
| 133 | Li, Bin Grace | D60, P60 |
| 134 | Lijesen, Mark | D14, P16 |
| 135 | Lin, Haizhen | D56, D70 |
| 136 | Lin, Shuheng | P54 |
| 137 | Liu, Ting | C4, D4, C39, P39 |
| 138 | Liu, Haiyan | D36, P37 |
| 139 | Liu, Qihong | P37, D72 |
| 140 | Lotti, Francesca | P60, C7, D7 |
| 141 | Lubensky, Dmitry | P38, D39 |
| 142 | Luca, Michael | P36, D37 |
| 143 | Lucinda, Claudio | D32, P31 |
| 144 | Luco, Fernando | P16, D21 |
| 145 | Luo, Rong | P62 |
| 146 | Ma, Ching-to Albert | D37, P39 |
| 147 | Maican, Florin | D52, P50 |
| 148 | Mak, Henry | D70, P70 |
| 149 | Mariotto, Carlotta | D25, P26 |
| 150 | Marshall, Guillermo | D64, P35, D34 |
| 151 | Marvao, Catarina | P19, D20 |
| 152 | Mazur, Joe | P54 |
| 153 | McDonald, Stephen | D44, P44 |
| 154 | McGowan, Danny | P12, D10 |
| 155 | McRae, Shaun | C30, P30, D31 |
| 156 | Miao, Chun-Hui | D16, P48 |
| 157 | Miklos-Thal, Jeanine | D11, P10, P13 |
| 158 | Miller, Nathan | C3, D3, P4 |
| 159 | Miller, Keaton | P61 |
| 160 | Mitchell, Matthew | D57, C38, P38, D39 |
| 161 | Mizuno, Keizo | P26, D67 |
| 162 | Mohapatra, Debi Prasad | P57 |
| 163 | Montero, Juan-Pablo | D20, P21 |
| 164 | Moresi, Serge | D11, P13 |
| 165 | Moshary, Sarah | P64 |
| 166 | Munoz-Garcia, Felix | P4 |
| 167 | Nakabayashi, Masaki | D42 |
| 168 | Newberry, Peter | C24, P24, D73 |
| 169 | Noel, Michael | D30, P30 |
| 170 | Obradovits, Martin | D48, P48 |
| 171 | Olimov, Jafar | P11, D9 |
| 172 | olson, luke | C6, D6, P65 |
| 173 | Onderstal, Sander | C43, D43, P43 |
| 174 | Orth, Matilda | C60, D60 |
| 175 | Ozcan, Yasin | D50, P51 |
| 176 | Ozerturk, Saltuk | P18, D74 |
| 177 | Packalen, Mikko | P52, D51 |
| 178 | Parra, Alvaro | P45, D39 |
| 179 | Patel, Elena | D2, P6 |
| 180 | Pehlivan, Ayse | D28, P73 |
| 181 | Perez Saiz, Hector | P2, D3 |
| 182 | Perrone, Helena | D36, C37, P37 |
| 183 | Peters, Bettina | D52, P50 |
| 184 | Peukert, Christian | P23, D24 |
| 185 | Pires, Tiago | C47, P47, D48 |
| 186 | Polyakova, Maria | P69, D70 |
| 187 | Pozzi, Andrea | D47, C67, P67 |
| 188 | Prager, Robin | C17, C18 |
| 189 | Prieto-Rodriguez, Juan | D35, P34 |
| 190 | Prince, Jeffrey | D61, P32, D31 |
| 191 | Puller, Steven | D54, D41, P41 |
| 192 | Quan, Thomas | P62 |
| 193 | Quintero, Coralia | D72 |
| 194 | Ramirez, Stefanie | D2, P4 |
| 195 | Rasch, Alexander | P9, C48, D48 |
| 196 | Rasmusen, Eric | C59, D10, P9 |
| 197 | Rauh, Michael | C5, P5, D38 |
| 198 | Raval, Devesh | D71 |
| 199 | Raviv, Yaron | D47, P29 |
| 200 | Ray Chaudhuri, Amrita | C16, D16, P21 |
| 201 | Rebitzer, James | D61 |
| 202 | Reimers, Imke | D24, P24 |
| 203 | Resende, Joana | D66, P66 |
| 204 | Rhodes, Andrew | D58, D25, P72 |
| 205 | Rigbi, Oren | D2, P3 |
| 206 | Roberts, Mark | C54 |
| 207 | Romeo, Charles | D18, P18 |
| 208 | Ruzzier, Christian | P6, D46 |
| 209 | Rysman, Marc | C62 |
| 210 | Sacher, Seth | P19, D20 |
| 211 | Saeedi, Maryam | D29, P29 |
| 212 | Salim, Claudia | D30 |
| 213 | Salz, Tobias | P53 |
| 214 | Sanchis, Juan | P7, D8 |
| 215 | Santugini, Marc | D66, P66 |
| 216 | Sarafidis, Yianis | D19 |
| 217 | Saxell, Tanja | P68, D65 |
| 218 | Sæthre, Morten | D68, P65 |
| 219 | Scherer, Mike | C57, C51, D51, P45 |
| 220 | Schinkel, Maarten Pieter | C19, D20 |
| 221 | Schneider, Henry | P42, D38 |
| 222 | Schulte, Patrick | D22, P72 |
| 223 | Schulz-Mahlendorf, Wilko | P73 |
| 224 | Seim, Katja | P47, D67 |
| 225 | Serfes, Konstantinos | P5, D12 |
| 226 | Sertsios, Giorgo | D42, P42 |
| 227 | Sfekas, Andrew | D71, P71 |
| 228 | Shankar, Kameshwari | P22, D4, P4 |
| 229 | Shepard, Mark | P61 |
| 230 | Shiller, Benjamin | D62, P44, D47 |
| 231 | Shin, Dongsoo | D5, P11 |
| 232 | Shy, Oz | D16, P15 |
| 233 | Slechten, Aurelie | D32, P32 |
| 234 | Smeets, Valerie | D62, D7, P7 |
| 235 | Snyder, Christopher | C61, C40, D40, P40 |
| 236 | Sonenshine, Ralph | D33, P33 |
| 237 | Sorek, Gilad | P69, D70 |
| 238 | Spiegel, Yossi | C11, P11, D13 |
| 239 | Stavins, Joanna | D17, P17 |
| 240 | Sun, Tianshu | D41, P41 |
| 241 | Sun, Patrick | P56 |
| 242 | Suzuki, Junichi | P47, D46 |
| 243 | Tabacco, Giovanni Alberto | P16, D15 |
| 244 | Takahashi, Yuya | C44, P44, D63, C66 |
| 245 | Temnyalov, Emil | P58 |
| 246 | Toth, Lukas | P19, D15 |
| 247 | Trindade, Andre | P3, D4 |
| 248 | Tudon, Jose | P58 |
| 249 | Uetake, Kosuke | C41, D41, P41 |
| 250 | Ursu, Raluca | P53 |
| 251 | Utar, Hale | D8, P8 |
| 252 | Van Moer, Geert | P15 |
| 253 | Virag, Gabor | D58, P38, D39 |
| 254 | Wakamori, Naoki | P14, D6 |
| 255 | Wang, Emily | C36, D36, P37 |
| 256 | Wang, Tao | D42, P38 |
| 257 | Wang, James | P59 |
| 258 | Wang, Zhu | P17, D18 |
| 259 | Ward, Michael | D56, D22, P72 |
| 260 | Watanabe, Makoto | P22, D25 |
| 261 | Wei, Zaiyan | D74, P74 |
| 262 | Wei, Xiahua | P23, D26 |
| 263 | Weinberg, Matthew | D56, C20, P20, D65 |
| 264 | Wilkie, Simon | C72 |
| 265 | Williams, Jonathan | D59, C68, P69 |
| 266 | Wilson, Kyle | P56 |
| 267 | Wilson, Nathan | D69, P71 |
| 268 | Xiao, Mo | P63, C73, D73 |
| 269 | Xu, Lei | P36, D72 |
| 270 | XU, Linli | P60, D67 |
| 271 | Yankov, Vladimir | P18, D74 |
| 272 | Yasar, Mahmut | P7, C8, D8 |
| 273 | YIN, Nina | P68, C65, D65 |
| 274 | YOSHIMOTO, Hisayuki | D43, P43 |
| 275 | Yu, Grace | P59 |
| 276 | Zhang, Lan | D37, P48 |
| 277 | Zhang, Chenglin | D11, P26 |
| 278 | zhao, xin | P56 |
| 279 | Zheng, Fanyin | P55 |
| 280 | Zhiying, Su | C21 |
| 281 | Zhong, Zemin | D40, P40 |
| 282 | Zhou, Yiyi | D30, P31 |
| 283 | Zhu, Aiyong | D7, P8 |
| 284 | Zhu, Feng | D23, P24 |
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