| April 15, 2016 | |
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| 18:30 to 20:30 | Welcome Reception, Gerri C. LeBow Hall 220-221 |
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| April 16, 2016 | |
| 07:30 to 09:30 | Breakfast Buffet, Gerri C. LeBow Hall 220-221 |
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| 09:30 to 11:30 | On-going Refreshments, Gerri C. LeBow Hall 220-221 |
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| 12:15 to 13:00 | Lunch, Gerri C. LeBow Hall 220-221 |
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| 13:00 to 13:45 | Keynote with Michael Whinston "Recent Advances in the Empirical Analysis of Vertical Contracting", Gerri C. LeBow Hall Auditorium (Room 031) |
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| 07:00 to 08:30 | Dinner, Sonesta Hotel |
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| April 17, 2016 | |
| 07:30 to 09:30 | Breakfast Buffet, Gerri C. LeBow Hall 220-221 |
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| 09:30 to 11:30 | Ongoing Refreshments, Gerri C. LeBow Hall 220-221 |
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| April 15, 2016 | |
| 17:00 to 18:30 | Rising Stars |
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| April 16, 2016 | |
| 08:00 to 10:00 | Block A Sessions |
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| 10:15 to 12:15 | Block B Sessions |
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| 14:15 to 16:15 | Block C Sessions |
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| 16:30 to 18:30 | Block D Sessions |
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| April 17, 2016 | |
| 08:00 to 10:00 | Block E Sessions |
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| 10:15 to 12:15 | Block F Sessions |
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| April 16, 2016 | |
| 14:00 to 17:30 | Snack Service |
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| Keynote with Michael Whinston
"Recent Advances in the Empirical Analysis of Vertical Contracting" Gerri C. LeBow Hall Auditorium (Room 031) April 16, 2016 13:00 to 13:45 |
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| Rising Stars April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 | |
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| Rising Stars: Theory of Non-linear Pricing, Ghall 027 | |
| Rising Stars: Patents and Innovation, Ghall 033 | |
| Rising Stars: Mergers and Collusion, Ghall 108 | |
| Rising Stars: Investment and Technology Adoption, Ghall 109 | |
| Rising Stars: Price Competition, Ghall 121 | |
| Rising Stars: Public Firms and NGOs, Ghall 205 | |
| Rising Stars: Health, Ghall 209 | |
| Rising Stars: Structural Models in IO, Ghall 409 | |
| Rising Stars: Behavioral Economics in IO, Pearl 303 | |
| Rising Stars: IO and Trade, Pearl 308 |
| Block A Sessions April 16, 2016 08:00 to 10:00 | |
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| Regulatory Institutions and Regulatory Threat, Ghall 027 | |
| Organizational Economics, Pearl 206 | |
| Learning, Ghall 208 | |
| Empirical Studies of Competition and Collusion, Ghall 209 | |
| Antitrust Policy, Pearl 102 | |
| Studies of Procurement Markets, Pearl 101 | |
| Platform Contracting and Competition, Pearl 202 | |
| Empirical studies of nonlinear pricing, Pearl 203 | |
| Consumer Protection Issues at the FTC, Ghall 109 | |
| Consumer obfuscation and search, Pearl 207 |
| Block B Sessions April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 | |
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| Competition Issues in Platform Markets. Sponsored by Microsoft, Ghall 027 | |
| Market Frictions and Competition, Ghall 109 | |
| Determinants and Effects of Innovation, Ghall 208 | |
| Vertical Relationships and Bargaining, Ghall 209 | |
| Non-standard Features of Auction Markets, Ghall 205 | |
| Behavioral Approaches in the Health Sector, Pearl 203 | |
| Empirical studies of pricing in retail markets, Pearl 206 | |
| Renewable Energy Sources, Pearl 202 | |
| Experimental tests of collusion and search, Pearl 207 | |
| Welfare Effects in Television Markets, Pearl 302 |
| Block C Sessions April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 | |
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| Financial Markets, Ghall 027 | |
| Contracts, Pearl 207 | |
| Entry and Market Competition, Ghall 208 | |
| Market-level Uncertainty in Auctions, Pearl 203 | |
| New Issues in Antitrust Policy. Sponsored Session by Charles River Associates, Ghall 209 | |
| Intellectual Property Rights, Ghall 205 | |
| Productivity, Pearl 101 | |
| Dynamics, Growth and Welfare, Pearl 202 | |
| Empirics in Platform and Online Markets, Pearl 206 | |
| Pricing in airline markets, Ghall 109 | |
| Consumer consistency and reference dependency, Pearl 302 |
| Block D Sessions April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 | |
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| Price Discrimination: Theory and Empirics, Pearl 202 | |
| Market, Innovation and Adoption, Ghall 208 | |
| Vertical Contracts: Theory and Empirics, Ghall 209 | |
| Analysis of Cartels, Ghall 109 | |
| Strategic Entry and Dynamic Investment, Ghall 205 | |
| Pricing, Search, and Coordination in Two-Sided Markets, Pearl 101 | |
| Policy Issues in Health Care: Sponsored Session by Analysis Group, Ghall 027 | |
| Demand, markup and productivity, Pearl 203 | |
| Pricing with information problems: Theory, Pearl 206 | |
| Energy and Transportation, Pearl 207 |
| Block E Sessions April 17, 2016 08:00 to 10:00 | |
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| Innovation and Online Markets, Ghall 109 | |
| Markups, Employment, and Trade, Ghall 027 | |
| Media Competition and Advertising, Ghall 208 | |
| Retrospective Analysis of Mergers. Sponsored Session by NERA Economic Consultin..., Ghall 209 | |
| Switching Costs and Network Effects, Pearl 302 | |
| Empirical Studies of Pricing in Online Markets, Ghall 408 | |
| Firm Strategies in the Health Market, Ghall 409 | |
| Small Business Competition and Dynamics. Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, Ghall 406 | |
| Pricing with information problems: Empirics, Pearl 307 | |
| Pollution Regulation, Pearl 308 |
| Block F Sessions April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 | |
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| Theory of the Firm:Contracting, Ghall 027 | |
| Information--Empirical Studies, Pearl 302 | |
| Competitive Effects of Ownership Change , Ghall 208 | |
| R&D Races, Cooperation and Vertical Arrangements, Ghall 209 | |
| Innovation and Product Development, Ghall 409 | |
| Empirical Studies of Auction Markets, Ghall 406 | |
| Estimation and Inference in Online Markets. Sponsored by Facebook, Ghall 408 | |
| Theory of oligopoly pricing, Ghall 109 | |
| Peer effects, status, and quality, Pearl 307 | |
| Roundtable on Antitrust Issues, Pearl 308 |
Summary of All Sessions |
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14th annual International Industrial Organization Conference |
Detailed List of Sessions |
| Session ID 38: Rising Stars: Theory of Non-linear Pricing April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 027 |
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| Session Chair: Rakesh Vohra, University of Pennsylvania |
| Nonlinear Pricing with Local Network Effects |
| By Arne Gramstad; University of Oslo |
| presented by: Arne Rogde Gramstad, University of Oslo |
| Discussant: Régis Renault, U de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Competition in Two-Part Tariffs Between Asymmetric Firms |
| By Jorge Tamayo; Banco de la República |
| presented by: Jorge Tamayo, University of Southern California and Banco de la Republica de Colombia |
| Discussant: Andras Niedermayer, University of Mannheim |
| Risk sharing mitigates opportunism in vertical contracting |
| By Teis Lømo; University of Bergen |
| presented by: Teis Lømo, University of Bergen |
| Discussant: Özlem Bedre-Defolie, European School of Management and Technology |
| Session ID 39: Rising Stars: Patents and Innovation April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 033 |
| Session Chair: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College |
| Patents, Secrets, and Competitive Pressure |
| By Jonathan Lee; Queen's University |
| presented by: Jonathan Lee, Queen's University |
| Discussant: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv U |
| Bargaining in Patent Licensing with Inefficient Outcomes |
| By Yair Tauman; Stony Brook University Yoram Weiss; Tel-Aviv University Chang Zhao; Stony Brook University |
| presented by: Chang Zhao, Stony Brook University |
| Discussant: Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel U |
| Knowledge Capital, Technology Adoption, and Environmental Policies: Evidence from the US Automobile Industry |
| By Yichen Christy Zhou; University of Maryland |
| presented by: Yichen Christy Zhou, University of Maryland |
| Discussant: Yiyi Zhou, Stony Brook University |
| Session ID 40: Rising Stars: Mergers and Collusion April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 108 |
| Session Chair: Joseph Harrington, The Wharton School, University of Pennsy |
| Horizontal Mergers, Prices, and Productivity |
| By Robert Kulick; University of Maryland College Park |
| presented by: Robert Kulick, University of Maryland College Park |
| Discussant: Matthew Weinberg, Drexel University |
| Merger and Product Differentiation in the U.S. Airline Industry |
| By Zexuan Liu; University of Oklahoma Qihong Liu; University of Oklahoma Pallab Ghosh; University of Oklahoma |
| presented by: Zexuan Liu, University of Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Jeffrey Prince, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| Gradually Rebuilding a Relationship: Collusion in Retail Pharmacies in Chile |
| By Jorge Ale Chilet; Hebrew University |
| presented by: Jorge Ale Chilet, Hebrew University |
| Discussant: Jean Francois Houde, University of Pennsylvania |
| Session ID 41: Rising Stars: Investment and Technology Adoption April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 109 |
| Session Chair: Shane Greenstein, Harvard University |
| Learning and Investment under Demand Uncertainty in Container Shipping |
| By Jihye Jeon; NYU Stern Business School |
| presented by: Jihye Jeon, NYU Stern Business School |
| Discussant: Peter Newberry, Pennsylvania State University |
| Investment, Subsidies, and Universal Service: Broadband Internet in the United States |
| By Kyle Wilson; University of Arizona |
| presented by: Kyle Wilson, University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Guillermo Marshall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Strategic Technology Adoption and Deterrence in the U.S. Local Broadband Markets |
| By Tedi Skiti; Duke University |
| presented by: Tedi Skiti, Duke University |
| Discussant: Karam Kang, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Session ID 42: Rising Stars: Price Competition April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 121 |
| Session Chair: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto |
| Does A Low-Price Guarantee Induce Low Prices and Benefit Consumers? Evidence from the Retail Gasoline Market |
| By Yifang Guo; Duke University |
| presented by: Yifang Guo, Duke University |
| Discussant: Emek Basker, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Price Competition and Market Segmentation in Retail Gasoline: New Evidence from South Korea |
| By Taehwan Kim; University of Missouri |
| presented by: Taehwan Kim, University of Missouri |
| Discussant: Ambarish Chandra, University of Toronto |
| Provider Responses to Online Price Transparency |
| By Christopher Whaley; University of California, Berkeley |
| presented by: Christopher Whaley, University of California, Berkeley |
| Discussant: Matthijs Wildenbeest, Indiana U |
| Session ID 43: Rising Stars: Public Firms and NGOs April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 205 |
| Session Chair: Mihkel Tombak, U Toronto |
| Competition in the scope of social labels |
| By Steve Martin; University of Ottawa Anthony Heyes; University of Ottawa |
| presented by: Steve Martin, University of Ottawa |
| Discussant: Jose Miguel Abito, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan |
| Quality and Competition between Public and Private Firms |
| By Liisa Laine; University of Jyväskylä Ching-to Albert Ma; Boston University |
| presented by: Liisa Laine, University of Jyväskylä |
| Discussant: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma |
| Procurement Auctions under Quality Manipulation Corruption |
| By Yangguang Huang; University of Washington |
| presented by: Yangguang Huang, University of Washington |
| Discussant: Marco Haan, U Groningen |
| Session ID 44: Rising Stars: Health April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 209 |
| Session Chair: Robert Town, University of Pennsylvania |
| Tiered Hospital Networks, Health Care Demand, and Prices |
| By Elena Prager; University of Pennsylvania |
| presented by: Elena Prager, University of Pennsylvania |
| Discussant: Daniel Miller, Clemson University |
| Estimating Equilibrium in Health Insurance Exchanges: Price Competition and Subsidy Design Under the ACA |
| By Pietro Tebaldi; Stanford |
| presented by: Pietro Tebaldi, Stanford |
| Discussant: Jonathan Williams, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
| The costs of lock-in in health care markets: evidence from hospital choice in Uruguay |
| By Sebastian Fleitas; University of Arizona |
| presented by: Sebastian Fleitas, University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Martin Hackmann, Penn State |
| Session ID 45: Rising Stars: Structural Models in IO April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Ghall 409 |
| Session Chair: John Kwoka, Northeastern University |
| The Structure of Costs and the Duration of Supplier Relationships |
| By Alexander MacKay; University of Chicago |
| presented by: Alexander MacKay, University of Chicago |
| Discussant: Michael Sinkinson, University of Pennsylvania Wharton Schoo |
| Network Competition in the Airline Industry: A Framework for Empirical Policy Analysis |
| By Zhe Yuan; University of Toronto |
| presented by: Zhe Yuan, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Charles Murry, The Pennsylvania Sate University |
| Dynamic competition and arbitrage in electricity markets: The role of financial traders |
| By Ignacia Mercadal; University of Chicago |
| presented by: Ignacia Mercadal, University of Chicago |
| Discussant: Ashley Langer, University of Arizona |
| Session ID 46: Rising Stars: Behavioral Economics in IO April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Pearl 303 |
| Session Chair: Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania |
| Effects of autopay program on price sensitivity |
| By Richard Boampong; University of Florida |
| presented by: Richard Boampong, University of Florida |
| Discussant: Sergei Koulayev, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| The Power of Not Asking: How Do the Drug Substitution Laws Affect Patient's Demand for Generic Drugs? |
| By Yan Song |
| presented by: Yan Song, McGill University |
| Discussant: Alexei Alexandrov, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Auctioning Charitable Giving: An Investigation of the Revenue Effect of Donation in Online Auctions |
| By Michele Fioretti; University of Southern California and USC Dornsife INET |
| presented by: Michele Fioretti, University of Southern California and USC Dornsife INET |
| Discussant: Jorge Balat, Johns Hopkins University |
| Session ID 47: Rising Stars: IO and Trade April 15, 2016 17:00 to 18:30 Pearl 308 |
| Session Chair: Mark Roberts, Pennsylvania State University |
| Within-Firm Responses to Import Competition: Quality Upgrading and Exporting in the Peruvian Apparel Industry |
| By Pamela Medina; Duke University |
| presented by: Pamela Medina, Duke University |
| Discussant: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University |
| The Distributional Impacts of Entry Cost: A Randomized Field Experiment |
| By Xiang Hui; The Ohio State University |
| presented by: Xiang Hui, The Ohio State University |
| Discussant: Brian McManus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Trust and the Geography of Online Trade Evidence from China |
| By Lihua Han; Northeastern University Zhongmin Wang; Resources for the Future |
| presented by: Lihua Han, Northeastern University |
| Discussant: Mian Dai, Drexel University |
| Session ID 2: Regulatory Institutions and Regulatory Threat April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 027 |
| Session Chair: Javier Donna, The Ohio State University |
| The Value of Revolving Doors in Brazilian Public Procurement |
| By Klenio Barbosa; Sao Paulo School of Economics Stephane Straub; Toulouse School of Economics |
| presented by: Klenio Barbosa, Sao Paulo School of Economics |
| Discussant: Ignacia Mercadal, University of Chicago |
| The Impact of Maximum Markup Regulation on Prices |
| By Christos Genakos; Athens University of Economics & Busines |
| presented by: Christos Genakos, Athens University of Economics & Busines |
| Discussant: Alejandro Molnar, Vanderbilt University |
| The Illiquidity of Water Markets: Efficient Institutions for Water Allocation in Southeastern Spain |
| By Javier Donna; The Ohio State University Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez; Yale University |
| presented by: Javier Donna, The Ohio State University |
| Discussant: Stefan Weiergraeber, Indiana University |
| Optimal Market Structure in the Wireless Industry |
| By Georges Vivien Houngbonon; Toulouse School of Economics - IDEI Francois Jeanjean; France Télécom Orange |
| presented by: Georges Vivien Houngbonon, Toulouse School of Economics - IDEI |
| Discussant: Fernanda Gutierrez-Navratil, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School |
| Session ID 6: Organizational Economics April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 206 |
| Session Chair: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto |
| The O-Ring Theory of the Firm Under Moral Hazard |
| By Michael Rauh; Indiana University |
| presented by: Michael Rauh, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto |
| Vagueness in Optimal Organizational Codes |
| By Timothy Lambie-Hanson; Haverford College Giri Parameswaran; Haverford College |
| presented by: Timothy Lambie-Hanson, Haverford College |
| Discussant: Michael Rauh, Indiana University |
| Do Search Frictions Compound Problems of Relational Contracting? |
| By Stephanie Rosch; US Department of Agriculture Cathy Zhang; Purdue University Paul Preckel; Purdue University David Ortega; Michigan State University |
| presented by: Stephanie Rosch, US Department of Agriculture |
| Discussant: Robert Hammond, North Carolina State University |
| LONG TERM CONTRACTS AND REPEATED INTERACTION: EVIDENCE FROM THE COSTA RICAN COFFEE MARKET |
| By Kenneth Corts; University of Toronto Octavio Martinez; INCAE |
| presented by: Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Ken Onishi, Singapore Management University |
| Session ID 12: Learning April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 208 |
| Session Chair: Irina Baye, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics |
| Learning and price discovery in a search model |
| By Stephan Lauermann Wolfram Merzyn; Deutsche Bahn AG Gabor Virag; U Toronto |
| presented by: Gabor Virag, U Toronto |
| Discussant: Vitali Gretschko, U Cologne |
| Information Acquisition, Signaling and Learning in Duopoly |
| By Thomas Jeitschko; Michigan State University Ting Liu; Stony Brook University Tao Wang; Stony Brook University |
| presented by: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University |
| Discussant: Jorge Lemus, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| Session ID 15: Empirical Studies of Competition and Collusion April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 209 |
| Session Chair: Sahil Raina, University of Michigan |
| Ultimate Ownership and Bank Competition |
| By Jose Azar; Charles River Associates Sahil Raina; University of Michigan, Ross School of B Martin Schmalz; U Michigan |
| presented by: Sahil Raina, University of Michigan |
| Discussant: Charles Murry, The Pennsylvania Sate University |
| Market Structure and Competition in Airline Markets |
| By Federico Ciliberto; U Virginia Charles Murry; The Pennsylvania Sate University Elie Tamer; Harvard University |
| presented by: Charles Murry, The Pennsylvania Sate University |
| Discussant: Ambarish Chandra, University of Toronto |
| How Does Advertising Depend on Competition? Evidence from U.S. Brewing |
| By Ambarish Chandra; University of Toronto Matthew Weinberg; Drexel University |
| presented by: Ambarish Chandra, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Morten Sæthre, Norwegian School of Economics |
| Price Endogeneity with Unobserved Sales Effort: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Retailing |
| By Morten Sæthre; Norwegian School of Economics |
| presented by: Morten Sæthre, Norwegian School of Economics |
| Discussant: Sahil Raina, University of Michigan |
| Session ID 23: Antitrust Policy April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 102 |
| Session Chair: Robert Rogers, Ashland University |
| Evidence Production in Merger Control: The Role of Remedies |
| By Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt; University of Cologne Christian Wey; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| presented by: Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, University of Cologne |
| Discussant: David Osinski, Federal Trade Commission |
| Serial Collusion in Context: Repeat Offenses by Firm or by Industry? |
| By Catarina Marvao; Stockholm School of Economics Margaret Levenstein; University of Michigan Valerie Suslow; University of Michigan |
| presented by: Catarina Marvao, Stockholm School of Economics |
| Discussant: Alexander Raskovich, U.S. Department of Justice |
| The Kone AG Decision: Economic Logic and Damage Estimation |
| By Roger Blair; University of Florida Wenche Wang; University of Florida |
| presented by: Wenche Wang, University of Florida |
| Discussant: Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam |
| Resale Price Maintenance Without Services |
| By Travis Ng; The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| presented by: Travis Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Discussant: Alexander Rasch, Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, University of Duesseldorf |
| Bundled discounts and foreclosure in wholesale markets |
| By Enrique Ide; Stanford-GSB Juan-Pablo Montero; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile |
| presented by: Juan-Pablo Montero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile |
| Discussant: Brett Hollenbeck, UCLA Anderson |
| Session ID 37: Studies of Procurement Markets April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 101 |
| Session Chair: Dakshina De Silva, Lancaster University |
| Identification and Estimation of Affiliated Private Values Auctions with Unobserved Heterogeneity |
| By Jorge Balat; Johns Hopkins University |
| presented by: Jorge Balat, Johns Hopkins University |
| Discussant: Elena Krasnokutskaya, Johns Hopkins University |
| Winning by Default: Why is There So Little Competition in Government Procurement? |
| By Karam Kang; Carnegie Mellon University Robert Miller; Carnegie Mellon University |
| presented by: Karam Kang, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Discussant: Meng Liu, MIT Sloan |
| Incentive Contracts, Adverse Selection, and Risk Transfer: Evidence from Procurement |
| By tom lam Lam; Clemson University Meng Liu; MIT Sloan Daniel Miller; Clemson University |
| presented by: Meng Liu, MIT Sloan |
| Discussant: Dakshina De Silva, Lancaster University |
| Subcontracting and the Survival of Plants in the Road Construction Industry: A Panel Quantile Regression Analysis |
| By Georgia Kosmopoulou; University of Oklahoma and National Science Foundation |
| presented by: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma and National Science Foundation |
| Discussant: Justin Marion, University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Session ID 57: Platform Contracting and Competition April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 202 |
| Session Chair: Emerson Melo, Indiana University |
| Private Contracts in Two-Sided Markets |
| By Gaston Llanes; Catholic U of Chile Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda; Catholic U of Chile |
| presented by: Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda, Catholic U of Chile |
| Discussant: Carlotta Mariotto, Mines ParisTech |
| Exclusive Contents in Two-Sided Markets |
| By Akifumi Ishihara Ryoko Oki; Hosei University |
| presented by: Akifumi Ishihara, National Graduate Institute for Policy S |
| Discussant: Wen Zhou, University of Hong Kong |
| Add-on Services, Bundling and Exclusive Contracts in Platform Markets |
| By Carlotta Mariotto; Mines ParisTech Marianne Verdier; U Paris 2 |
| presented by: Carlotta Mariotto, Mines ParisTech |
| Discussant: Akifumi Ishihara, National Graduate Institute for Policy S |
| Platform Competition with Endogenous Homing |
| By Thomas Jeitschko; Michigan State University Mark Tremblay; Michigan State University |
| presented by: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University |
| Discussant: Emerson Melo, Indiana University |
| Session ID 62: Empirical studies of nonlinear pricing April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 203 |
| Session Chair: Dennis Rickert, DICE; University of Düsseldorf |
| Growth and returns to new products and pack varieties: The case of UK pharmaceuticals |
| By Anna Rita Bennato; Centre for Competition Policy and Oxford Brookes U Farasat Bokhari; University of East Anglia Franco Mariuzzo; University of East Anglia |
| presented by: Anna Rita Bennato, Centre for Competition Policy and Oxford Brookes U |
| Discussant: Dennis Rickert, DICE; University of Düsseldorf |
| Optimal Product Versioning Strategy in Durable Goods Markets: The Case of the U.S. Video Game Industry |
| By Masakazu Ishihara; New York University Yuzhou Liu; New York University Joost Rietveld; Erasmus University |
| presented by: Masakazu Ishihara, New York University |
| Discussant: Jihye Jeon, NYU Stern Business School |
| Competitive Non-linear Pricing: Evidence from the French Automobile Industry |
| By Isis Durrmeyer; U Mannheim Andras Niedermayer; University of Mannheim Artyom Shneyerov; Concordia University, CIRANO, CIREQ |
| presented by: Andras Niedermayer, University of Mannheim |
| Discussant: Masakazu Ishihara, New York University |
| Consumer state dependence, switching costs, and forward looking producers. A dynamic discrete choice model applied to the diaper market |
| By Dennis Rickert; DICE; University of Düsseldorf |
| presented by: Dennis Rickert, DICE; University of Düsseldorf |
| Discussant: Hao Lan, University of East Anglia |
| Session ID 72: Consumer Protection Issues at the FTC April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 109 |
| Session Chair: Janis Pappalardo, Federal Trade Commission |
| Advertising and Demand for Addictive Goods: The Effects of E-Cigarette Advertising |
| By Anna Tuchman; Stanford GSB |
| presented by: Anna Tuchman, Stanford GSB |
| Discussant: Marc Luppino, Federal Trade Commission |
| Privacy in Online Markets: A Welfare Analysis of Demand Rotations |
| By Daniel O'Brien; Federal Trade Commission Doug Smith; Federal Trade Commission |
| presented by: Daniel O'Brien, Federal Trade Commission |
| Discussant: Claudio Piga, Keele University, UK |
| Approximating Reservation Prices From Broad Consumer Tracking |
| By Benjamin Shiller; Brandeis University |
| presented by: Benjamin Shiller, Brandeis University |
| Discussant: Brian Rowe, Federal Trade Commission |
| Consumer Complaining Behavior |
| By Devesh Raval; Federal Trade Commission |
| presented by: Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission |
| Discussant: Donald Ngwe, Harvard Business School |
| Session ID 73: Consumer obfuscation and search April 16, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 207 |
| Session Chair: Dmitry Lubensky, Indiana University, Kelley School of Bus |
| Curbing Obfuscation: Empower Consumers or Regulate Firms? |
| By Yiquan Gu; University of Liverpool Tobias Wenzel; University of Bath |
| presented by: Yiquan Gu, University of Liverpool |
| Discussant: Adriaan Soetevent, U Groningen |
| Competitive pricing and quality disclosure to cursed consumers |
| By Alessandro Ispano; CREST Peter Schwardmann; University of Munich (LMU) |
| presented by: Alessandro Ispano, CREST |
| Discussant: Daisy Dai, Lehigh University |
| Risk and loss aversion in price search |
| By Adriaan Soetevent; U Groningen Tadas Bruzikas; U Groningen |
| presented by: Adriaan Soetevent, U Groningen |
| Discussant: Priyanka Kothari, Indian Statistical Institute |
| Quality Obfuscation and Competition |
| By ARTHUR FISHMAN; department of economics, Bar Ilan Univer Dmitry Lubensky; Indiana University, Kelley School of Bus |
| presented by: Dmitry Lubensky, Indiana University, Kelley School of Bus |
| Discussant: Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania |
| Session ID 7: Competition Issues in Platform Markets. Sponsored by Microsoft April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 027 |
| Session Chair: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University |
| Foreclosure, Entry, and Competition in Platform Markets with Cloud Storage |
| By Mark Tremblay; Michigan State University |
| presented by: Mark Tremblay, Michigan State University |
| Discussant: Yong Chao, University of Louisville |
| WHAT DRIVES PRICE DISPERSION AND MARKET FRAGMENTATION ACROSS U.S. 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: Hanna Halaburda, Bank of Canada |
| Competing by Restricting Choice: The Case of Search Platforms |
| By Hanna Halaburda; Bank of Canada Mikolaj Piskorski; Harvard Business School Pinar Yildirim; Wharton |
| presented by: Hanna Halaburda, Bank of Canada |
| Discussant: Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda, Catholic U of Chile |
| Vertical Mergers in Two-Sided Markets |
| By Jerome Pouyet; PSE Thomas Tregouet; Université de Cergy-Pontoise |
| presented by: Thomas Tregouet, Université de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Discussant: Daniel O'Brien, Federal Trade Commission |
| Session ID 16: Market Frictions and Competition April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 109 |
| Session Chair: John Lazarev, New York University |
| Input Allocation and Downstream Market Structure: Slot Control in the U.S. Airline Industry |
| By John Lazarev; New York University |
| presented by: John Lazarev, New York University |
| Discussant: Giulia Brancaccio, Princeton |
| Mergers, Forced Divestitures, and Antitrust Policy: Evidence from the Airline Industry |
| By Federico Ciliberto; U Virginia Jonathan Williams; University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Zhou Zhang; University of Virginia |
| presented by: Jonathan Williams, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
| Discussant: John Lazarev, New York University |
| Mergers and Product Quality: The Impact of De-Hubbing in the U.S. Airline Industry |
| By Nicholas Rupp; East Carolina University Kerry Tan; Loyola University Maryland |
| presented by: Kerry Tan, Loyola University Maryland |
| Discussant: Jonathan Williams, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
| Search Frictions in the Global Shipping Industry |
| By Myrto Kalouptsidi; Princeton Giulia Brancaccio; Princeton Theodore Papageorgiou; McGill |
| presented by: Giulia Brancaccio, Princeton |
| Discussant: Kerry Tan, Loyola University Maryland |
| Effects of Spectrum Holdings on Equilibrium in the Wireless Industry |
| By Jonathan Lhost; Lawrence University Brijesh Pinto; World Bank Group David Sibley; The University of Texas at Austin |
| presented by: Jonathan Lhost, Lawrence University |
| Discussant: Gianpaolo Rossini, University of Bologna |
| Session ID 28: Determinants and Effects of Innovation April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 208 |
| Session Chair: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University |
| Social Media as a Source of Creativity: Hype or a Serious Strategy? |
| By Irene Bertschek; ZEW Mannheim Reinhold Kesler; ZEW Mannheim |
| presented by: Irene Bertschek, ZEW Mannheim |
| Discussant: Juan Correa, Universidad Andrés Bello |
| Innovation & Competition in a Memory Process |
| By Juan Correa; Universidad Andrés Bello |
| presented by: Juan Correa, Universidad Andrés Bello |
| Discussant: Mahdiyeh Entezarkheir, Huron at Western University |
| Innovation and Prices |
| By Jordi Jaumandreu; Boston University Shuheng Lin; Boston University |
| presented by: Shuheng Lin, Boston University |
| Discussant: Shane Greenstein, Harvard University |
| Employment Effects of Innovations over the Business Cycle: Firm-Level Evidence from European Countries |
| By Bettina Peters; ZEW Mannheim |
| presented by: Bettina Peters, ZEW Mannheim |
| Discussant: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University |
| Session ID 31: Vertical Relationships and Bargaining April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 209 |
| Session Chair: Jeanine Miklos-Thal, U Rochester |
| Vertical Bargaining and Retail Competition: What Drives Countervailing Power? |
| By Germain Gaudin; U Düsseldorf |
| presented by: Germain Gaudin, U Düsseldorf |
| Discussant: Clemence Christin, U Caen |
| The Nash Bargaining Solution In Vertical Relations With Linear Input Prices |
| By Hamid Aghadadashli; U Düsseldorf Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt; University of Cologne Christian Wey; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| presented by: Hamid Aghadadashli, U Düsseldorf |
| Discussant: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics and Business |
| Multi-Seller Membership Pricing |
| By Ming Gao; School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University |
| presented by: Ming Gao, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University |
| Discussant: Jeanine Miklos-Thal, U Rochester |
| Vertical Integration & Knowledge: The Case of Lobbyists |
| By Miguel Espinosa; London School of Economics and Political |
| presented by: Miguel Espinosa, London School of Economics and Political |
| Discussant: Timothy Lambie-Hanson, Haverford College |
| Session ID 48: Non-standard Features of Auction Markets April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 205 |
| Session Chair: Elena Krasnokutskaya, Johns Hopkins University |
| Strategic Ability and Productive Efficiency in Electricity Markets |
| By Ali Hortacsu; University of Chicago Fernando Luco; Texas A&M University Steven Puller; Texas A&M University |
| presented by: Fernando Luco, Texas A&M University |
| Discussant: Ulrich Laitenberger, ZEW Mannheim |
| Affirmative Action and Capacity Constrained Firms: Evidence from Good Faith Effort Exemptions in Public Procurement |
| By Justin Marion; University of California, Santa Cruz |
| presented by: Justin Marion, University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Discussant: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma and National Science Foundation |
| Estimating Auctions with Externalities: The Case of USFS Timber Auctions |
| By Joseph Kuehn; CSU East Bay |
| presented by: Joseph Kuehn, CSU East Bay |
| Discussant: Masanori Tsuruoka, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study |
| Trading Across Borders in Online Auctions |
| By Elena Krasnokutskaya; Johns Hopkins University |
| presented by: Elena Krasnokutskaya, Johns Hopkins University |
| Discussant: Ayse Pehlivan, Bilkent University |
| Session ID 61: Behavioral Approaches in the Health Sector April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 203 |
| Session Chair: Teresa Harrison, Drexel University |
| Competition and Consumer Choice in Option Demand Markets |
| By Gilad Sorek; Auburn University |
| presented by: Gilad Sorek, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Andrew Sfekas, Temple University |
| Referrals in Healthcare Markets: Experimental Evidence |
| By Christian Waibel; ETH Zurich |
| presented by: Christian Waibel, ETH Zurich |
| Discussant: David Ridley, Duke University |
| Hospital monetary incentives and ethical preferences in deliveries appropriateness: The case of Italy |
| By Paolo Berta; CRISP - University of Milan Bicocca Gianmaria Martini; University of Bergamo Massimiliano Piacenza; University of Torino Gilberto Turati; University of Torino |
| presented by: Gilberto Turati, University of Torino |
| Discussant: Margaret Kyle, MINES ParisTech |
| Do Patients Value Uncompensated Care Provision? |
| By Luciana Costa; Fucape Business School Teresa Harrison; Drexel University |
| presented by: Teresa Harrison, Drexel University |
| Discussant: Farasat Bokhari, University of East Anglia |
| Estimating the Benefits of Cancer Treatments |
| By Pierre Dubois; Toulouse School of Economics Margaret Kyle; MINES ParisTech |
| presented by: Margaret Kyle, MINES ParisTech |
| Discussant: Nina Yin, Central University of Finance and Economics |
| Session ID 63: Empirical studies of pricing in retail markets April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 206 |
| Session Chair: Pasquale Schiraldi, Lodon School of Economics |
| Store Brands and Retail Grocery Competition in Breakfast Cereals |
| By Rong Luo; University of Georgia |
| presented by: Rong Luo, University of Georgia |
| Discussant: Pasquale Schiraldi, Lodon School of Economics |
| Discount Competition |
| By Tadas Bruzikas; U Groningen Pim Heijnen; U Groningen Adriaan Soetevent; U Groningen |
| presented by: Tadas Bruzikas, U Groningen |
| Discussant: Dominik Schober, ZEW Mannheim |
| Identifying Price-Leadership Structures in Oligopoly |
| By Paul Dobson; Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia Sang-Hyun Kim; University of East Anglia Hao Lan; University of East Anglia |
| presented by: Hao Lan, University of East Anglia |
| Discussant: Benjamin Shiller, Brandeis University |
| Multi-category competition and market power: a model of supermarket pricing |
| By Pasquale Schiraldi; Lodon School of Economics Stephan Seiler; Stanford GSB Howard Smith; Oxford University Oyvind Thomassen; Seoul National University |
| presented by: Pasquale Schiraldi, Lodon School of Economics |
| Discussant: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University |
| Session ID 69: Renewable Energy Sources April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 202 |
| Session Chair: Matthew Lewis, Clemson University |
| Green Premium, Ecolabel, and Environmental Damage |
| By Aditi Sengupta; Auburn University |
| presented by: Aditi Sengupta, Auburn University |
| Discussant: Stanley Reynolds, University of Arizona |
| Subsidies and Myopia in Technology Adoption: Evidence from Solar Photovoltaic Systems |
| By Olivier De Groote; University of Leuven Frank Verboven; University of Leuven |
| presented by: Olivier De Groote, University of Leuven |
| Discussant: Ashley Langer, University of Arizona |
| Dynamic Technology Subsidies |
| By Ashley Langer; University of Arizona Derek Lemoine; University of Arizona |
| presented by: Ashley Langer, University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University |
| The Effect of Electricity Prices on Residential Solar Photovoltaic Panel Adoption: Fukushima as a Natural Experiment |
| By Ron Chan; University of Manchester Takahiko Kiso; University of Aberdeen Yosuke Arino; Keio University |
| presented by: Ron Chan, University of Manchester |
| Discussant: Matthew Lewis, Clemson University |
| Session ID 75: Experimental tests of collusion and search April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 207 |
| Session Chair: Robert Feinberg, American University |
| An Experimental Test of Tradeoffs between Discount Rates and Number of Firms in Supporting Collusion |
| By Robert Feinberg; American University Thomas Husted; American University Matthew Waskiewicz; American University |
| presented by: Robert Feinberg, American University |
| Discussant: Christian Fischer, Düsseldorf University |
| Enhancing Effort Supply with Prize-Augmenting Entry Fees: Theory and Experiments |
| By Robert Hammond; North Carolina State University Bin Liu; National University of Singapore Jingfeng Lu; National University of Singapore Yohanes Riyanto; Nanyang Technological University |
| presented by: Robert Hammond, North Carolina State University |
| Discussant: Pia Weiss, Nottingham University Business School |
| Collusion and Bargaining in Asymmetric Cournot Duopoly - An Experiment |
| By Christian Fischer; Düsseldorf University Hans-Theo Normann; U Düsseldorf |
| presented by: Christian Fischer, Düsseldorf University |
| Discussant: Yiquan Gu, University of Liverpool |
| Effectiveness of Search Advertising: Experimental Evidences from Review Websites |
| By Daisy Dai; Lehigh University Michael Luca; Harvard Business School |
| presented by: Daisy Dai, Lehigh University |
| Discussant: Robert Feinberg, American University |
| Session ID 77: Welfare Effects in Television Markets April 16, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 302 |
| Session Chair: Joseph Podwol, U.S. Justice Department |
| The Welfare Effects of Vertical Integration in Multichannel Television Markets |
| By Michael Whinston; MIT and NBER Robin Lee; Harvard University Gregory Crawford; U Zürich Ali Yurukoglu; Stanford University |
| presented by: Michael Whinston, MIT and NBER |
| Discussant: Mark Roberts, Pennsylvania State University |
| Do Bigger Firms Get Bigger Terms? Evidence from Pay TV |
| By Alexander Raskovich; U.S. Department of Justice Robert Arons; United States Department of Justice |
| presented by: Alexander Raskovich, U.S. Department of Justice |
| Discussant: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College |
| Does Premerger Notification Matter? Evidence from Cable Television |
| By Kailin Clarke; University of Minnesota Keaton Miller; University of Oregon |
| presented by: Keaton Miller, University of Oregon |
| Discussant: Pedro Pereira, Autoridade da Concorrência |
| The News Hour: Welfare Estimation in the Market for Local TV News |
| By Lisa George; Hunter College Matthew Baker; Hunter College - City University of New |
| presented by: Lisa George, Hunter College |
| Discussant: You Suk Kim, Federal Reserve Board |
| Session ID 5: Financial Markets April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Ghall 027 |
| Session Chair: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Switching Costs and Financial Stability |
| By Rune Stenbacka; Hanken School of Economics Tuomas Takalo; Hanken School of Economics |
| presented by: Rune Stenbacka, Hanken School of Economics |
| Discussant: Klenio Barbosa, Sao Paulo School of Economics |
| Pricing Strategies of Multimarket Banks |
| By Dean Amel; Federal Reserve Board Jessica Stahl; Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| presented by: Jessica Stahl, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| Discussant: Mario Samano, HEC Montreal |
| On the value of virtual currencies |
| By Wilko Bolt; De Nederlandsche Bank Maarten van Oordt; Bank of Canada |
| presented by: Wilko Bolt, De Nederlandsche Bank |
| Discussant: Rune Stenbacka, Hanken School of Economics |
| Nonlinear Pricing with Competition: The Market for Settling Payments |
| By Adam Copeland; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Rod Garratt; University of California, Santa Barbara |
| presented by: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Discussant: Jessica Stahl, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| Does external financing affect the extent and the timing of investment in vertical flexibility and outsourcing? |
| By Luca Di Corato; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Michele Moretto; University of Padova Gianpaolo Rossini; University of Bologna |
| presented by: Gianpaolo Rossini, University of Bologna |
| Discussant: Jonathan Lhost, Lawrence University |
| Session ID 13: Contracts April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Pearl 207 |
| Session Chair: Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel U |
| Common Values and the Coase Conjecture |
| By Vitali Gretschko; U Cologne Achim Wambach; University of Cologne |
| presented by: Vitali Gretschko, U Cologne |
| Memory and Markets |
| By Sergei Kovbasyuk; Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance Giancarlo Spagnolo; Stockholm School of Economics-SITE |
| presented by: Sergei Kovbasyuk, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance |
| Discussant: Nikita Koptyug, Research Institute of Industrial Organization |
| Strategic Incentives for Innovations and Market Competition |
| By Evangelia Chalioti; Yale University Konstantinos Serfes; Drexel U |
| presented by: Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel U |
| Discussant: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University |
| Session ID 18: Entry and Market Competition April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Ghall 208 |
| Session Chair: Nathan Miller, Georgetown University |
| Exploring Niche Competition and the Timing of Entry: The Case of the Motion Picture Industry |
| By Niklas Duerr; ZEW Mannheim Benjamin Engelstätter; Centre for European Economic Research Michael Ward; University of Texas at Arlington |
| presented by: Niklas Duerr, ZEW Mannheim |
| Discussant: Nathan Miller, Georgetown University |
| Finding Schumpeter: Concrete Evidence on Competition and Technology Adoption |
| By Jeffrey Macher; Georgetown University Nathan Miller; Georgetown University Matthew Osborne; University of Toronto |
| presented by: Nathan Miller, Georgetown University |
| Discussant: Jacob Cosman, Johns Hopkins University |
| Welcome! We Have a New Menu: Measuring Product Responses to Competition |
| By Jacob Cosman; Johns Hopkins University Nathan Schiff; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
| presented by: Jacob Cosman, Johns Hopkins University |
| Discussant: John Kwoka, Northeastern University |
| Strategic Responses to Competitive Threats: Airlines in Action |
| By John Kwoka; Northeastern University Birzhan Batkeyev; Northeastern University |
| presented by: John Kwoka, Northeastern University |
| Discussant: Niklas Duerr, ZEW Mannheim |
| Substituting bikeshare for taxis: evidence from New York City |
| By Alejandro Molnar; Vanderbilt University Francis Ratsimbazafy; Vanderbilt University |
| presented by: Alejandro Molnar, Vanderbilt University |
| Discussant: Javier Donna, The Ohio State University |
| Session ID 21: New Issues in Antitrust Policy. Sponsored Session by Charles River Associates April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Ghall 209 |
| Session Chair: Charles Thomas, Chapman University |
| Vertical Integration and Antitrust in Search Markets |
| By Lesley Chiou; Occidental College |
| presented by: Lesley Chiou, Occidental College |
| Discussant: Christian Michel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE |
| Mergers in Innovative Industries: The Role of Product Market Competition |
| By Guillermo Marshall; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alvaro Parra; University of British Columbia |
| presented by: Alvaro Parra, University of British Columbia |
| Discussant: Travis Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| A New Perspective on Entry in Horizontal Merger Analysis |
| By Charles Thomas; Chapman University |
| presented by: Charles Thomas, Chapman University |
| Discussant: Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, University of Cologne |
| Horizontal Mergers and Innovation in Concentrated Industries |
| By Brett Hollenbeck; UCLA Anderson |
| presented by: Brett Hollenbeck, UCLA Anderson |
| Discussant: Jose Miguel Abito, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan |
| Session ID 49: Market-level Uncertainty in Auctions April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Pearl 203 |
| Session Chair: Adam Kapor, Princeton University |
| Effects of Open and Competitive Auctions under a Scoring Design on Contract Price and Ex Post Performance: Evidence from Public Procurement |
| By Masanori Tsuruoka; Waseda Institute for Advanced Study |
| presented by: Masanori Tsuruoka, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study |
| Discussant: Timothy Hubbard, Colby College |
| Hui: A Case Study of a Sequential Double Auction of Capital |
| By Timothy Hubbard; Colby College Harry Paarsch; University of Central Florida Will Wright; University of Melbourne |
| presented by: Timothy Hubbard, Colby College |
| Discussant: Brennan Platt, Brigham Young University |
| Drug Procurement Auctions and Supply Uncertainty |
| By Ulrich Laitenberger; ZEW Mannheim |
| presented by: Ulrich Laitenberger, ZEW Mannheim |
| Discussant: Fernando Luco, Texas A&M University |
| The value of information in internet auctions: An empirical study of auction entry and bid timing |
| By Christoph Bauner; Cornerstone Research Leonard Wolk; Colby College |
| presented by: Christoph Bauner, Cornerstone Research |
| Discussant: Adam Kapor, Princeton University |
| Session ID 25: Intellectual Property Rights April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Ghall 205 |
| Session Chair: Yasin Ozcan, NBER |
| Patent Litigation and USPTO Trials |
| By Alan Marco; US Patent and Trademark Office Richard Miller; US Patent and Trademark Office |
| presented by: Richard Miller, US Patent and Trademark Office |
| Discussant: Talia Bar, University of Connecticut |
| Knowledge Creates Markets: The Influence of Entrepreneurial Support and Patent Rights on Academic Entrepreneurship |
| By Dirk Czarnitzki; KU Leuven Thorsten Doherr; Centre for European Economic Research Katrin Hussinger; U Luxembourg Paula Schliessler; Centre for European Economic Research Andrew Toole; US Patent and Trademark Office |
| presented by: Andrew Toole, US Patent and Trademark Office |
| Discussant: Jianjing Lin, Tulane University |
| Did Patenting Strategy Persistently Change After TRIPS? |
| By Jorge Lemus; University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Guillermo Marshall; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| presented by: Guillermo Marshall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Discussant: Andrew Toole, US Patent and Trademark Office |
| The Market for Ideas: Killing the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg |
| By Yasin Ozcan; NBER |
| presented by: Yasin Ozcan, NBER |
| Discussant: Richard Miller, US Patent and Trademark Office |
| Session ID 29: Productivity April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Pearl 101 |
| Session Chair: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University |
| The Impact of Part-Time Work on Firm Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Italy |
| By francesco devicienti; university of torino Elena Grinza; University of Torino Davide Vannoni; collegio carlo alberto |
| presented by: Davide Vannoni, collegio carlo alberto |
| Discussant: Irene Bertschek, ZEW Mannheim |
| Cost and Product Advantages: Firm Growth in the Chinese Expansion |
| By Jordi Jaumandreu; Boston University Heng Yin; Central South University |
| presented by: Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University |
| Discussant: Bettina Peters, ZEW Mannheim |
| Nonparametric Identi cation and Estimation of Productivity Distributions and Trade Costs |
| By Ayse Pehlivan; Bilkent University Quang Vuong; New York University |
| presented by: Ayse Pehlivan, Bilkent University |
| Discussant: Jong-Min Kim, University of Minnesota-Morris |
| Input Prices, Productivity and Trade: Evidence from Chinese Paint Manufacturers |
| By Paul Grieco; Pennsylvania State University Shengyu Li; Durham University Hongsong Zhang; University of Hong Kong |
| presented by: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University |
| Discussant: Jorge Balat, Johns Hopkins University |
| Session ID 33: Dynamics, Growth and Welfare April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Pearl 202 |
| Session Chair: Amparo Sanchis-Llopis, University of Valencia and ERICES |
| Is Dynamic Competition Socially Beneficial? The Case of Price as Investment |
| By David Besanko; Northwestern University Ulrich Doraszelski; University of Pennsylvania Yaroslav Kryukov; Carnegie-Mellon University |
| presented by: Yaroslav Kryukov, Carnegie-Mellon University |
| Discussant: Thomas White, Census Bureau |
| Warehousing Spectrum in the Satellite Industry |
| By Nodir Adilov; IPFW Peter Alexander; FCC Brendan Cunningham; U. S. Naval Academy Daniel Shiman; Federal Communications Commission |
| presented by: Brendan Cunningham, U. S. Naval Academy |
| Discussant: Andres Luengo, U Southampton |
| Are We Undercounting Reallocation's Contribution to Growth? |
| By Mitsukuni Nishida; Johns Hopkins University Amil Petrin; University of Minnesota Martin Rotemberg; Harvard University Thomas White; Census Bureau |
| presented by: Thomas White, Census Bureau |
| Discussant: Missaka Warusawitharana, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Profitability and the lifecycle of firms |
| By Missaka Warusawitharana; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserv |
| presented by: Missaka Warusawitharana, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Discussant: Amparo Sanchis-Llopis, University of Valencia and ERICES |
| Session ID 53: Empirics in Platform and Online Markets April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Pearl 206 |
| Session Chair: Brian McManus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Do Birds of A Feather Flock Together? Platform’s Quality Screening and End-Users’ Choices: Theory and Empirical Study of Online Trading Platforms |
| By Jin Wang; Kansas State University |
| presented by: Jin Wang, Kansas State University |
| Discussant: Jacob Malone, University of Georgia |
| Updates Management in Mobile Applications. iTunes vs Google Play |
| By Stefano Comino; Università di Udine Fabio Manenti; Universita' di Padova Franco Mariuzzo; University of East Anglia |
| presented by: Franco Mariuzzo, University of East Anglia |
| Discussant: Thierry Penard, Université de Rennes 1 |
| The Tragedy of the Last Mile: Congestion Externalities in Broadband Networks |
| By Jacob Malone; University of Georgia Aviv Nevo; Northwestern University Jonathan Williams; University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
| presented by: Jacob Malone, University of Georgia |
| Discussant: Zaiyan Wei, Purdue University |
| Cheap talk, Naïve Buyers, and Market Outcomes: Evidence from eBay |
| By Dan Elfenbein; Washington University in St. Louis Raymond Fisman; Columbia University Brian McManus; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| presented by: Brian McManus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Discussant: Chiara Farronato, Harvard University |
| Session ID 66: Pricing in airline markets April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Ghall 109 |
| Session Chair: James Dana, Northeastern University |
| The hidden side of dynamic pricing in airline markets |
| By Marco Alderighi; Universita' della Valle d'Aosta Alberto Gaggero; University of Pavia Claudio Piga; Keele University, UK |
| presented by: Alberto Gaggero, University of Pavia |
| Discussant: Mian Dai, Drexel University |
| Separating Price Discrimination from Price Dispersion: Evidence from International Airline Markets |
| By Federico Ciliberto; U Virginia Charles Murry; The Pennsylvania Sate University Jonathan Williams; University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
| presented by: Charles Murry, The Pennsylvania Sate University |
| Discussant: Diego Escobari, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valle |
| How do airlines respond to financial stresses? |
| By Mian Dai; Drexel University |
| presented by: Mian Dai, Drexel University |
| Discussant: Charles Murry, The Pennsylvania Sate University |
| Price Discrimination in Advance-Purchase Discounts with Focal Points for Tacit Collusion: Regression-Discontinuity Evidence from Airlines |
| By Diego Escobari; The University of Texas - Pan American Joseph Meskey; East Carolina University Nicholas Rupp; East Carolina University |
| presented by: Diego Escobari, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valle |
| Discussant: Alberto Gaggero, University of Pavia |
| Oligopoly Price Discrimination: The Role of Inventory Controls |
| By James Dana; Northeastern University Kevin Williams; Yale University School of Management |
| presented by: James Dana, Northeastern University |
| Discussant: Iwan Bos, Maastricht U |
| Session ID 76: Consumer consistency and reference dependency April 16, 2016 14:15 to 16:15 Pearl 302 |
| Session Chair: Haiyan Liu, University of South Florida |
| Goal setting, comparison with others and anchoring eects: Theory and Experiments |
| By Thorsten Chmura; University of Nottingham Pia Weiss; Nottingham University Business School |
| presented by: Pia Weiss, Nottingham University Business School |
| Discussant: Haiyan Liu, University of South Florida |
| Magnifying Effect of Reference Dependence in Vertically Differentiated Duopolies |
| By Priyanka Kothari; Indian Statistical Institute Prabal Roy Chowdhury; Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi |
| presented by: Priyanka Kothari, Indian Statistical Institute |
| Discussant: Alessandro Ispano, CREST |
| Dynamic Pricing with Reference Dependent Preferences |
| By Haiyan Liu; University of South Florida |
| presented by: Haiyan Liu, University of South Florida |
| Discussant: Stephanie Rosch, US Department of Agriculture |
| Session ID 17: Price Discrimination: Theory and Empirics April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Pearl 202 |
| Session Chair: Gaurab Aryal, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA |
| Structural Analysis of Nonlinear Pricing |
| By Yao Luo; University of Toronto Isabelle Perrigne; Rice University Quang Vuong; New York University |
| presented by: Yao Luo, University of Toronto |
| Discussant: Andrew Butters, Indiana University |
| Demand Volatility and Vertical Differentiation: Evidence from the Hotel Industry |
| By Andrew Butters; Indiana University |
| presented by: Andrew Butters, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Myongjin Kim, U Oklahoma |
| Does Competition Increase Quality? Evidence from the US Airline Industry |
| By Ricard Gil; Johns Hopkins Myongjin Kim; U Oklahoma |
| presented by: Myongjin Kim, U Oklahoma |
| Discussant: Gaurab Aryal, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA |
| IDENTIFYING MULTIDIMENSIONAL ADVERSE SELECTION MODELS |
| By Gaurab Aryal; UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA |
| presented by: Gaurab Aryal, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA |
| Discussant: Yao Luo, University of Toronto |
| Session ID 27: Market, Innovation and Adoption April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Ghall 208 |
| Session Chair: Shane Greenstein, Harvard University |
| Agglomeration of invention in the Bay Area: Not just ICT |
| By Chris Forman; Georgia Tech Avi Goldfarb; University of Toronto Shane Greenstein; Harvard University |
| presented by: Shane Greenstein, Harvard University |
| Discussant: Davide Vannoni, collegio carlo alberto |
| The Effect of Market Size on Fuel-Saving Technology Adoption in Passenger Vehicles |
| By Thomas Klier; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Joshua Linn; Resources for the Future Yichen Christy Zhou; University of Maryland |
| presented by: Yichen Christy Zhou, University of Maryland |
| Discussant: Yasin Ozcan, NBER |
| Profit Complementarities in the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records by U.S. Hospitals |
| By Jianjing Lin; Tulane University |
| presented by: Jianjing Lin, Tulane University |
| Discussant: Shuheng Lin, Boston University |
| Factors Mediating Foreign R&D Spillovers: A Multidimensional Approach |
| By Dolores Añon Higon; Universitat de Valencia Miguel Manjón Antolín; URV |
| presented by: Dolores Añon Higon, Universitat de Valencia |
| Discussant: Heng Yin, Central South University |
| Session ID 30: Vertical Contracts: Theory and Empirics April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Ghall 209 |
| Session Chair: Joel Sandonis, University of Alicante |
| Making Sense of Restrictions on Online Sales |
| By Jeanine Miklos-Thal; U Rochester Greg Shaffer; University of Rochester |
| presented by: Jeanine Miklos-Thal, U Rochester |
| Discussant: Germain Gaudin, U Düsseldorf |
| New product introduction and slotting fees |
| By Claire Chambolle; INRA Clemence Christin; U Caen |
| presented by: Clemence Christin, U Caen |
| Discussant: Hamid Aghadadashli, U Düsseldorf |
| Free Entry and Social Inefficiency in Vertical Relationships: The Case of the MRI Market |
| By Ken Onishi; Singapore Management University Naoki Wakamori; University of Tokyo |
| presented by: Ken Onishi, Singapore Management University |
| Discussant: Joel Sandonis, University of Alicante |
| Vertical Foreign Direct Investment: Make, Sell and (Not) Buy |
| By Chrysovalantou Milliou; Athens University of Economics and Business Joel Sandonis; University of Alicante |
| presented by: Joel Sandonis, University of Alicante |
| Discussant: Ming Gao, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University |
| Session ID 20: Analysis of Cartels April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Ghall 109 |
| Session Chair: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv U |
| Balancing the Public Interest-Defense in Cartel Offenses |
| By Maarten Pieter Schinkel; University of Amsterdam Lukas Toth; University of Amsterdam |
| presented by: Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam |
| Discussant: Roger Blair, University of Florida |
| The scope for collusion under different pricing schemes |
| By Florian Goessl; University of Cologne Alexander Rasch; Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, University of Duesseldorf |
| presented by: Alexander Rasch, Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, University of Duesseldorf |
| Discussant: Charles Thomas, Chapman University |
| How much can we identify from repeated games? |
| By Jose Miguel Abito; Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan |
| presented by: Jose Miguel Abito, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan |
| Discussant: Marc Rysman, Boston University |
| Collusion Along the Learning Curve: Theory and Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry |
| By Danial Asmat; Department of Justice |
| presented by: Danial Asmat, Department of Justice |
| Discussant: Sumit Majumdar, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Can collusion promote sustainable consumption and production? |
| By Maarten Pieter Schinkel; University of Amsterdam Yossi Spiegel; Tel Aviv U |
| presented by: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv U |
| Discussant: Juan-Pablo Montero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile |
| Session ID 36: Strategic Entry and Dynamic Investment April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Ghall 205 |
| Session Chair: V. Viard, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business |
| Strategic Entry and Potential Competition: Evidence from Compressed Gas Fuel Retail |
| By Giulia Pavan; University of Rome Andrea Pozzi; Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina Gabriele Rovigatti; Universita' di Roma "Tor Vergata" |
| presented by: Andrea Pozzi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina |
| Discussant: Jean Francois Houde, University of Pennsylvania |
| A Microeconometric Dynamic Structural Model of Copper Mining Decisions |
| By Victor Aguirregabiria; University of Toronto Andres Luengo; U Southampton |
| presented by: Andres Luengo, U Southampton |
| Discussant: Hailey Hayeon Joo, Sogang University |
| Market Structure and Competition in Transition: Results from a Spatial Analysis |
| By Martin Labaj; University of Economics in Bratislava Karol Morvay; University of Economics in Bratislava Peter Silanic; University of Economics in Bratislava Christoph Weiss; Vienna University of Economics and Business Biliana Yontcheva; Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| presented by: Biliana Yontcheva, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| Discussant: Francesco Nava, London School of Economics |
| Dynamics of the Subnational Regional Effect: Evidence from China |
| By Haibing Shu; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology V. Viard; Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business |
| presented by: V. Viard, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business |
| Discussant: Jörg Claussen, University of Munich |
| Session ID 54: Pricing, Search, and Coordination in Two-Sided Markets April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Pearl 101 |
| Session Chair: Thomas Tregouet, Université de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Endogenous network effects, platform pricing and market liquidity |
| By Mei Lin; Singapore Management University Ruhai Wu; McMaster University Wen Zhou; University of Hong Kong |
| presented by: Wen Zhou, University of Hong Kong |
| Discussant: Mark Tremblay, Michigan State University |
| Imperfect price competition in networks |
| By Emerson Melo; Indiana University |
| presented by: Emerson Melo, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Régis Renault, U de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Search platforms: Showrooming and price parity clauses |
| By Chengsi Wang; University of Mannheim Julian Wright; National University of Singapore |
| presented by: Chengsi Wang, University of Mannheim |
| Discussant: Alexei Parakhonyak, University of Oxford |
| Search direction |
| By Simon Anderson; University of Virginia Régis Renault; U de Cergy-Pontoise |
| presented by: Régis Renault, U de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Discussant: Chengsi Wang, University of Mannheim |
| Optimal Sales Schemes for Network Goods |
| By Alexei Parakhonyak; University of Oxford |
| presented by: Alexei Parakhonyak, University of Oxford |
| Discussant: Thomas Tregouet, Université de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Session ID 58: Policy Issues in Health Care: Sponsored Session by Analysis Group April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Ghall 027 |
| Session Chair: Brad Rice, Analysis Group |
| Mergers in Medicare Part D: Decomposing Market Power, Cost Efficiencies, and Bargaining Power |
| By Anna Chorniy; Princeton University Daniel Miller; Clemson University Tilan Tang; Clemson University |
| presented by: Daniel Miller, Clemson University |
| Discussant: Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission |
| Entry limiting agreements for pharmaceuticals: pay-to-delay and authorized generic deals |
| By Farasat Bokhari; University of East Anglia Franco Mariuzzo; University of East Anglia Arnold Polanski; University of East Anglia |
| presented by: Farasat Bokhari, University of East Anglia |
| Discussant: Christian Waibel, ETH Zurich |
| Free Riding in Disease Research |
| By Margaret Kyle; MINES ParisTech David Ridley; Duke University Su Zhang; Duke University |
| presented by: David Ridley, Duke University |
| Discussant: Shannon Seitz, Analysis Group |
| Do size and composition of inspection teams affect regulatory violations? A case study of the nursing home industry |
| By John Bowblis; Miami University |
| presented by: John Bowblis, Miami University |
| Discussant: Teresa Harrison, Drexel University |
| Session ID 64: Demand, markup and productivity April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Pearl 203 |
| Session Chair: Peter Newberry, Pennsylvania State University |
| Tax Incidence and Competition – The Case of Gasoline Retail Taxation |
| By Dominik Schober; ZEW Mannheim |
| presented by: Dominik Schober, ZEW Mannheim |
| Discussant: Tadas Bruzikas, U Groningen |
| A Non-Logit Parametric Discrete Choice Model with Nice Analytical Properties |
| By Aydin Alptekinoglu |
| presented by: Aydin Alptekinoglu, |
| Discussant: Anna Lu, DIW Berlin |
| The Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Market Power and Efficiency |
| By Bruce Blonigen; University of Oregon Justin Pierce; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserv |
| presented by: Justin Pierce, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserv |
| Discussant: Imke Reimers, Northeastern University |
| Semiparametric estimation of CES demand system with observed and unobserved product characteristics |
| By Ali Hortacsu; University of Chicago Joonhwi Joo; University of Chicago |
| presented by: Joonhwi Joo, University of Chicago |
| Discussant: Peter Newberry, Pennsylvania State University |
| Session ID 67: Pricing with information problems: Theory April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Pearl 206 |
| Session Chair: Garth Baughman, Federal Reserve Board |
| Price and Match-Value Advertising with Directed Consumer Search |
| By Marco Haan; U Groningen José Luis Moraga-Gonzàlez; VU University Amsterdam Vaiva Petrikaite; IAE Barcelona |
| presented by: Marco Haan, U Groningen |
| Discussant: Joana Resende, Universidade do Porto FEP |
| Nonsequential search equilibrium with search cost heterogeneity |
| By Jose L. Moraga-Gonzalez; VU Amsterdam Zsolt Sandor; Sapientia University Miercurea Ciuc Matthijs Wildenbeest; Indiana U |
| presented by: Matthijs Wildenbeest, Indiana U |
| Discussant: Garth Baughman, Federal Reserve Board |
| On the welfare effects of price discrimination through targeted advertising |
| By Rosa-Branca Esteves; Universidade do Minho and NIPE Joana Resende; Universidade do Porto FEP |
| presented by: Joana Resende, Universidade do Porto FEP |
| Discussant: Hikmet Gunay, University of Manitoba |
| Noisy Search for Multiple Products |
| By Garth Baughman; Federal Reserve Board Kenneth Burdett; University of Pennsylvania |
| presented by: Garth Baughman, Federal Reserve Board |
| Discussant: Matthijs Wildenbeest, Indiana U |
| Session ID 71: Energy and Transportation April 16, 2016 16:30 to 18:30 Pearl 207 |
| Session Chair: Woo Hyung Hong, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| The Role of TAFTA on Environment |
| By Razvan Pascalau; SUNY Plattsburgh Dhimitri Qirjo; SUNY Plattsburgh |
| presented by: Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh |
| Discussant: Olivier De Groote, University of Leuven |
| To Rebate or not to Rebate: Fuel Economy Standards vs. Feebates |
| By Isis Durrmeyer; U Mannheim Mario Samano; HEC Montreal |
| presented by: Isis Durrmeyer, U Mannheim |
| Discussant: Aditi Sengupta, Auburn University |
| Aggregation Bias in the Estimation of Gasoline Demand Elasticity |
| By Matthew Lewis; Clemson University |
| presented by: Matthew Lewis, Clemson University |
| Discussant: Andre Trindade, Getulio Vargas Foundation |
| Asymmetric Pricing Dynamics with Market Power: Investigating Island Data of the Retail Gasoline Market |
| By Woo Hyung Hong; Korea Institute of Public Finance Daeyong Lee; Peking University HSBC Business School |
| presented by: Woo Hyung Hong, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Discussant: Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh |
| Session ID 9: Markups, Employment, and Trade April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 027 |
| Session Chair: Mahmut Yasar, The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory |
| Export Subsidies and Female Employment: Evidence from Plant-Level Data |
| By Ricardo Lopez; Brandeis University Deniz Civril; Georgetown University |
| presented by: Ricardo Lopez, Brandeis University |
| Discussant: Dolores Añon Higon, Universitat de Valencia |
| Export Tax Rebates, Markup and Resource Misallocation |
| By Ariel Weinberger; University of Oklahoma Qian Xuefeng; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Mahmut Yasar; The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory |
| presented by: Mahmut Yasar, The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory |
| Discussant: Ricardo Lopez, Brandeis University |
| MARKUPS, EXPORTS AND R&D: EVIDENCE FOR SPANISH MANUFACTURING |
| By 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: Mahmut Yasar, The Univ. of Texas, Arlington, and Emory |
| Session ID 11: Innovation and Online Markets April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 109 |
| Session Chair: Mark Tremblay, Michigan State University |
| MOVING MUSIC LICENSING INTO THE DIGITAL ERA: MORE COMPETITION AND LESS REGULATION |
| By Thomas Lenard; Technology Policy Institute Lawrence White; New York University |
| presented by: Lawrence White, New York University |
| Discussant: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv U |
| Worst-Case Bounds on R&D and Pricing Distortions: Theory and Disturbing Conclusions if Consumer Values Follow the World Income Distribution |
| By Michael Kremer; Harvard University Christopher Snyder; Dartmouth College |
| presented by: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College |
| Discussant: Bernhard Ganglmair, U Texas at Dallas |
| The Effect of the Internet on Performance, Market Structure and Variety: Evidence from the Film Industry |
| By Fernando Luco; Texas A&M University Tiago Pires; U North Carolina |
| presented by: Tiago Pires, U North Carolina |
| Discussant: Yiyi Zhou, Stony Brook University |
| Should Mobile Marketers Collect Other Data Than Geo-Location |
| By Irina Baye; Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics Geza Sapi; European Commission DG COMP -Chief Economist Team and Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics |
| presented by: Irina Baye, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics |
| Discussant: Sergei Kovbasyuk, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance |
| Session ID 19: Media Competition and Advertising April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 208 |
| Session Chair: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay |
| Bias in the Choice of Product Differentiation: Evidence form the Taiwanese Media Industry |
| By Ching-I Huang; National Taiwan U |
| presented by: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan U |
| Discussant: Lisa George, Hunter College |
| Does Advertising Help Consumers to Make Better Decisions? The Case of Mortgage Refinancing |
| By Serafin Grundl; Federal Reserve Board Governors You Suk Kim; Federal Reserve Board |
| presented by: Serafin Grundl, Federal Reserve Board Governors |
| Discussant: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay |
| Mean Reversion in Hollywood |
| By Ryan Lampe; California State University, East Bay Romans Pancs; ITAM |
| presented by: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay |
| Discussant: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan U |
| DOES TELEVISION DETER MOVIE THEATER ENTRY? |
| By Ricard Gil; Johns Hopkins Fernanda Gutierrez-Navratil; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School |
| presented by: Fernanda Gutierrez-Navratil, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School |
| Discussant: Christos Genakos, Athens University of Economics & Busines |
| Session ID 22: Retrospective Analysis of Mergers. Sponsored Session by NERA Economic Consulting April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 209 |
| Session Chair: David Osinski, Federal Trade Commission |
| Simulating a Homogeneous Product Merger: A Case Study on Model Fit and Performance |
| By Daniel Greenfield; FTC Nicholas Kreisle; Federal Trade Commission Mark Williams; FTC |
| presented by: Daniel Greenfield, FTC |
| Discussant: Alvaro Parra, University of British Columbia |
| Institutional Logics, Mergers and Wages: A Retrospective Assessment |
| By Sumit Majumdar; University of Texas at Dallas |
| presented by: Sumit Majumdar, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Discussant: Catarina Marvao, Stockholm School of Economics |
| Mergers and Cost Efficiency in the Electricity Distribution Industry |
| By Robert Clark; HEC Montreal Mario Samano; HEC Montreal |
| presented by: Mario Samano, HEC Montreal |
| Discussant: Robert Arons, United States Department of Justice |
| Merger remedies: A retrospective analysis of Pinnacle/Ameristar |
| By David Osinski; Federal Trade Commission |
| presented by: David Osinski, Federal Trade Commission |
| Discussant: Daniel Greenfield, FTC |
| Session ID 34: Switching Costs and Network Effects April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 302 |
| Session Chair: Özlem Bedre-Defolie, European School of Management and Technology |
| Welfare analysis of equilibria with and without early termination fees in the U.S. wireless industry |
| By Joseph Cullen; Washington University in St. Louis Nicolas Schutz; University of Mannheim Oleksandr Shcherbakov; University of Mannheim |
| presented by: Joseph Cullen, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Discussant: V. Viard, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business |
| M&A target choice in the global mobile network operator industry |
| By Jörg Claussen; University of Munich Rebecca Köhler; O2 Tobias Kretschmer; LMU Munich |
| presented by: Jörg Claussen, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Martin Falk, WIFO |
| Network Effects and Switching Costs in the US Wireless Industry - Disentangling sources of consumer inertia |
| By Stefan Weiergraeber; Indiana University |
| presented by: Stefan Weiergraeber, Indiana University |
| Discussant: Joseph Cullen, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Factors influencing exit of Swedish accommodation establishments |
| By Eva Hagsten; Stockholm University Martin Falk; WIFO |
| presented by: Martin Falk, WIFO |
| Discussant: Miguel Espinosa, London School of Economics and Political |
| Contracts as a barrier to entry in markets with non-pivotal buyers |
| By Özlem Bedre-Defolie; ESMT Gary Biglaiser; UNC-Chapel HIll |
| presented by: Özlem Bedre-Defolie, European School of Management and Technology |
| Discussant: Ching-to Albert Ma, Boston University |
| Session ID 55: Empirical Studies of Pricing in Online Markets April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 408 |
| Session Chair: Thierry Penard, Université de Rennes 1 |
| Channel Management and MAP: Evidence From a Quasi-Experiment |
| By Ayelet Israeli; Harvard Business School |
| presented by: Ayelet Israeli, Harvard Business School |
| Discussant: Hisayuki Yoshimoto, University of Glasgow |
| Lost in Transaction: Individual-Level Welfare Loss in Quickly-Circulating Durable Goods Markets with Planned Temporary Ownership |
| By Jun Nakabayashi; Tohoku University Hisayuki Yoshimoto; University of Glasgow |
| presented by: Hisayuki Yoshimoto, University of Glasgow |
| Discussant: Ayelet Israeli, Harvard Business School |
| I want to Be a Paperback Writer: Digitization, Disintermediation, and the Supply of New Products |
| By Christian Peukert; U Zürich Imke Reimers; Northeastern University |
| presented by: Christian Peukert, U Zürich |
| Discussant: Michael Kummer, Georgia Imstitute of Technology and Centre for European Economic Research |
| What Drives Pricing Behavior in Peer-to-Peer Markets? Evidence from the Car-Sharing Platform BlaBlaCar |
| By Robert Hammond; North Carolina State University Thierry Penard; Université de Rennes 1 |
| presented by: Thierry Penard, Université de Rennes 1 |
| Discussant: Franco Mariuzzo, University of East Anglia |
| Session ID 35: Small Business Competition and Dynamics. Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 406 |
| Session Chair: Andrea Pozzi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina |
| Preemptive Entry and Technology Diffusion in the Market for Drive-in Theaters |
| By Ricard Gil; Johns Hopkins Jean Francois Houde; University of Pennsylvania Yuya Takahashi; Johns Hopkins University |
| presented by: Jean Francois Houde, University of Pennsylvania |
| Discussant: Yaroslav Kryukov, Carnegie-Mellon University |
| Small-Format Chain Stores and the Neighborhood Grocery Market |
| By Jinhwa Chung; Keimyung University Janghee Cho; Jeju University Hailey Hayeon Joo; Sogang University |
| presented by: Hailey Hayeon Joo, Sogang University |
| Discussant: Biliana Yontcheva, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| Market Response to Firm-Specific Shocks: The Arab Boycott of Danish Dairy Products |
| By Alexis Antoniades; Georgetown University Sofronis Clerides; U Cyprus |
| presented by: Sofronis Clerides, University of Cyprus |
| Discussant: Hernan Roman, Universidad Andres Bello |
| Taken by Storm: Business Financing and Survival in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina |
| By Emek Basker; US Census Bureau Javier Miranda; Center for Economic Studies |
| presented by: Emek Basker, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Discussant: Andrea Pozzi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Fina |
| Session ID 60: Firm Strategies in the Health Market April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Ghall 409 |
| Session Chair: Gilberto Turati, University of Torino |
| Firm Responses to Targeted Consumer Incentives: Evidence from Reference Pricing |
| By Christopher Whaley; University of California, Berkeley Timothy Brown |
| presented by: Christopher Whaley, University of California, Berkeley |
| Discussant: Daniel Miller, Clemson University |
| Examining Firm Responses to Innovation Policy: An Analysis of Pediatric Exclusivity |
| By Mary Olson; Department of Economics Nina Yin; Central University of Finance and Economics |
| presented by: Nina Yin, Central University of Finance and Economics |
| Discussant: John Bowblis, Miami University |
| Why are Distance and Switching Costs Important? Evidence from Childbirth |
| By Devesh Raval; Federal Trade Commission Ted Rosenbaum; Federal Trade Commission |
| presented by: Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission |
| Discussant: Gilberto Turati, University of Torino |
| Observable quality competition in the hospital industry |
| By Andrew Sfekas; Temple University |
| presented by: Andrew Sfekas, Temple University |
| Discussant: Gilad Sorek, Auburn University |
| Session ID 65: Pricing with information problems: Empirics April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 307 |
| Session Chair: Donald Ngwe, Harvard Business School |
| No Shopping in the U.S. Mortgage Market: Direct and Strategic Effects of Providing Information |
| By Alexei Alexandrov; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sergei Koulayev; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| presented by: Sergei Koulayev, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Discussant: Mark Egan, University of Minnesota Carlson School o |
| Uniform vs differential pricing in the lodging industry during the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil |
| By Marco Alderighi; Universita' della Valle d'Aosta Gianni De Fraja; University of Nottingham & University of Claudio Piga; Keele University, UK |
| presented by: Claudio Piga, Keele University, UK |
| Discussant: George Deltas, University of Illinois |
| Brokers vs Retail Investors: Conflicting Interests and Dominated Products |
| By Mark Egan; University of Minnesota Carlson School o |
| presented by: Mark Egan, University of Minnesota Carlson School o |
| Discussant: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Increasing eCommerce Margins by Hiding Discounts |
| By Donald Ngwe; Harvard Business School |
| presented by: Donald Ngwe, Harvard Business School |
| Discussant: Rong Luo, University of Georgia |
| Session ID 70: Pollution Regulation April 17, 2016 8:00 to 10:00 Pearl 308 |
| Session Chair: Stanley Reynolds, University of Arizona |
| Technological Choice in Response to Environmental Regulation: Electricity Markets and the Clean Power Plan |
| By Jose Miguel Abito; Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan Christopher Knittel; MIT Konstantinos Metaxoglou; Carleton University Andre Trindade; Getulio Vargas Foundation |
| presented by: Andre Trindade, Getulio Vargas Foundation |
| Discussant: Isis Durrmeyer, U Mannheim |
| The Long Run Impact of Environmental Policies on Wholesale Electricity Markets: A Dynamic Competitive Analysis |
| By Joseph Cullen; Washington University in St. Louis Stanley Reynolds; University of Arizona |
| presented by: Stanley Reynolds, University of Arizona |
| Discussant: Woo Hyung Hong, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| The Environmental Consequences of Economic Regulation: Coal Procurement at U.S. Power Plants |
| By Akshaya Jha; Carnegie Mellon University |
| presented by: Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Discussant: Ron Chan, University of Manchester |
| Session ID 10: Theory of the Firm:Contracting April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 027 |
| Session Chair: Chenhang Zeng, RCGEB, Shandong University |
| Optimal Loyalty-Based Management |
| By Dongsoo Shin; Santa Clara U |
| presented by: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara U |
| Discussant: Evangelia Chalioti, Yale University |
| Team-based compensation contracts and career concerns |
| By Evangelia Chalioti; Yale University |
| presented by: Evangelia Chalioti, Yale University |
| Discussant: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara U |
| Optimal Defensive Patent Insurance Contracts |
| By Jorge Lemus; University of Illinois Urbana Champaign John Turner; University of Georgia Emil Temnyalov; University of Technology Sydney |
| presented by: Jorge Lemus, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| Discussant: Irina Baye, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics |
| Session ID 14: Information--Empirical Studies April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 302 |
| Session Chair: Bernhard Ganglmair, U Texas at Dallas |
| Avoiding the Bitter Taste of Lemons:Relating Quality Ratings to Lifetime Breakdown Costs |
| By Nikita Koptyug; Research Institute of Industrial Organization |
| presented by: Nikita Koptyug, Research Institute of Industrial Organization |
| Discussant: Tiago Pires, U North Carolina |
| Consumer Experience and the Value of Search in the Online Textbook Market |
| By Forrest Spence; University of Notre Dame |
| presented by: Forrest Spence, University of Notre Dame |
| Discussant: Dainis Zegners, LMU Munich |
| Fare Structure and Seller Fraud in Credence Goods Markets: An Empirical Analysis of NYC Taxi Rides |
| By Yiyi Zhou; Stony Brook University Ting Liu; Stony Brook University Estefania Vergara Cobos; Stony Brook University |
| presented by: Yiyi Zhou, Stony Brook University |
| Discussant: Bernhard Ganglmair, U Texas at Dallas |
| Voluntary Disclosure of Product Information: The Case of E-book Samples |
| By Dainis Zegners; LMU Munich |
| presented by: Dainis Zegners, LMU Munich |
| Discussant: Forrest Spence, University of Notre Dame |
| Session ID 24: Competitive Effects of Ownership Change April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 208 |
| Session Chair: Ralph Sonenshine, American University |
| Upward Pricing Pressure as a Predictor of Merger Price Effects |
| By Marc Remer; Swarthmore College Nathan Miller; Georgetown University Conor Ryan; University of Minnesota Gloria Sheu; US Department of Justice |
| presented by: Marc Remer, Swarthmore College |
| Discussant: Lesley Chiou, Occidental College |
| Evaluating the Impact of Partial Divestitures when Vertical Relations are Important |
| By Pedro Pereira; Autoridade da Concorrência Tiago Ribeiro; Indera - Estudos Económicos, Lda |
| presented by: Pedro Pereira, Autoridade da Concorrência |
| Discussant: Marius Schwartz, Georgetown University |
| Identification and Estimation of Intra-Firm and Industry Competition via Ownership Change |
| By Christian Michel; Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona GSE |
| presented by: Christian Michel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona GSE |
| Discussant: Marc Remer, Swarthmore College |
| Churn vs. Diversion in Antitrust: An Illustrative Model |
| By Yongmin Chen; University of Colorado at Boulder Marius Schwartz; Georgetown University |
| presented by: Marius Schwartz, Georgetown University |
| Discussant: Danial Asmat, Department of Justice |
| Session ID 26: R&D Races, Cooperation and Vertical Arrangements April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 209 |
| Session Chair: Unnikrishnan Pillai, SUNY Albany |
| Racing (or Cooperating) with Nonprofits |
| By Rune Stenbacka; Hanken School of Economics Mihkel Tombak; U Toronto |
| presented by: Mihkel Tombak, U Toronto |
| Discussant: Gamal Atallah, University of Ottawa |
| Cooperative and Noncooperative R&D in Duopoly with Spillovers and Upstream Input Providers |
| By Linfeng Chen; The University of Hong Kong Zijun Luo; Sam Houston State University Rong Zhu; Flinders University |
| presented by: Zijun Luo, Sam Houston State University |
| Discussant: Mihkel Tombak, U Toronto |
| Vertical Specialization and R&D Opportunities |
| By Unnikrishnan Pillai; SUNY Albany |
| presented by: Unnikrishnan Pillai, SUNY Albany |
| Discussant: Zijun Luo, Sam Houston State University |
| Subsidizing Innovation and Production |
| By Gamal Atallah; University of Ottawa |
| presented by: Gamal Atallah, University of Ottawa |
| Discussant: Unnikrishnan Pillai, SUNY Albany |
| Session ID 32: Innovation and Product Development April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 409 |
| Session Chair: Sofronis Clerides, University of Cyprus |
| Competition & innovation with selective exit: an inverted-U relationship? |
| By Pilar Beneito; Universidad de Valencia and ERICES. Maria Engracia Rochina-Barrachina; University of Valencia and ERICES Amparo Sanchis-Llopis; University of Valencia and ERICES |
| presented by: Amparo Sanchis-Llopis, University of Valencia and ERICES |
| Discussant: Brendan Cunningham, U. S. Naval Academy |
| Multivariety Product Design and a Revisited Coase Conjecture |
| By Francesco Nava; London School of Economics Pasquale Schiraldi; Lodon School of Economics |
| presented by: Pasquale Schiraldi, Lodon School of Economics |
| Discussant: Özlem Bedre-Defolie, European School of Management and Technology |
| Testing for Endogenous Sunk Costs in the Retail Industry |
| By Hernan Roman; Universidad Andres Bello |
| presented by: Hernan Roman, Universidad Andres Bello |
| Discussant: Emek Basker, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Product Differentiation with Multiple Qualities |
| By Francesca Barigozzi; University of Bologna Ching-to Albert Ma; Boston University |
| presented by: Ching-to Albert Ma, Boston University |
| Discussant: Sofronis Clerides, University of Cyprus |
| Session ID 50: Empirical Studies of Auction Markets April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 406 |
| Session Chair: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma and National Science Foundation |
| Project Modifications and Bidding in Highway Procurement Auctions |
| By Dakshina De Silva; Lancaster University Timothy Dunne; Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta Georgia Kosmopoulou; University of Oklahoma and National Science Foundation Carlos Lamarche; University of Kentucky |
| presented by: Dakshina De Silva, Lancaster University |
| Discussant: Sofia Moroni, University of Pittsburgh |
| Sniping in proxy auctions with deadlines |
| By Adam Kapor; Princeton University Sofia Moroni; University of Pittsburgh |
| presented by: Sofia Moroni, University of Pittsburgh |
| Discussant: Christoph Bauner, Cornerstone Research |
| Inferring Ascending Auction Participation from Observed Bidders |
| By Brennan Platt; Brigham Young University |
| presented by: Brennan Platt, Brigham Young University |
| Discussant: Joseph Kuehn, CSU East Bay |
| Session ID 51: Estimation and Inference in Online Markets. Sponsored by Facebook April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 408 |
| Session Chair: Jeffrey Prince, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| For Whom to Tweet? A Study of a Large-Scale Social Network |
| By Zaiyan Wei; Purdue University Mo Xiao; University of Arizona |
| presented by: Zaiyan Wei, Purdue University |
| Discussant: Jin Wang, Kansas State University |
| The Empirical Economics of Online Attention |
| By Andre Boik; University of California (Davis) Shane Greenstein; Harvard University Jeffrey Prince; Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| presented by: Jeffrey Prince, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| Discussant: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona |
| The Effect of Online Reputation for Local and National Retailers |
| By Peter Newberry; Pennsylvania State University Xiaolu Zhou; Penn State |
| presented by: Peter Newberry, Pennsylvania State University |
| Discussant: Xiang Hui, The Ohio State University |
| Market Structure with the Entry of Peer-to-Peer Platforms: the Case of Hotels and Airbnb |
| By Chiara Farronato; Harvard University Andrey Fradkin; MIT Sloan |
| presented by: Chiara Farronato, Harvard University |
| Discussant: Jeffrey Prince, Kelley School of Business, Indiana Unive |
| Session ID 68: Theory of oligopoly pricing April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Ghall 109 |
| Session Chair: Ronald Peeters, Maastricht University |
| Social Learning and Delay in a Dynamic Model of Price Competition |
| By Masaki Aoyagi; Osaka University Manaswini Bhalla; Indian Institute of Management, Bangalor Hikmet Gunay; University of Manitoba |
| presented by: Hikmet Gunay, University of Manitoba |
| Discussant: Marco Haan, U Groningen |
| Consumer Complacency and Grandfather Clauses |
| By Brady Vaughan; Fontbonne University Aleksandr Yankelevich; Michigan State University |
| presented by: Brady Vaughan, Fontbonne University |
| Discussant: Dmitry Lubensky, Indiana University, Kelley School of Bus |
| On Pure-Strategy Nash Equilibria in Price-Quantity Games |
| By Iwan Bos; Maastricht U |
| presented by: Iwan Bos, Maastricht U |
| Discussant: James Dana, Northeastern University |
| Imitation and price competition in a differentiated market |
| By Abhimanyu Khan; Cambride INET Ronald Peeters; Maastricht University |
| presented by: Ronald Peeters, Maastricht University |
| Discussant: Brady Vaughan, Fontbonne University |
| Session ID 74: Peer effects, status, and quality April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 307 |
| Session Chair: George Deltas, University of Illinois |
| Restaurant Wine Pricing: Restaurant Quality and Wine Lists |
| By James Dearden; Lehigh University Chad Meyerhoefer; Lehigh University |
| presented by: James Dearden, Lehigh University |
| Discussant: Anna Rita Bennato, Centre for Competition Policy and Oxford Brookes U |
| Measuring Peer Effects in the US Credit Card Market |
| By Alexei Alexandrov; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Daniel Grodzicki; The Pennsylvania State University |
| presented by: Daniel Grodzicki, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Discussant: James Dearden, Lehigh University |
| Product Offerings and Pricing in a Market with Positional or Status Effects |
| By George Deltas; University of Illinois Eleftherios Zacharias; Athens University of Economics and Business |
| presented by: George Deltas, University of Illinois |
| Discussant: Daniel Grodzicki, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Session ID 78: Roundtable on Antitrust Issues April 17, 2016 10:15 to 12:15 Pearl 308 |
| Session Chair: Lawrence White, New York University |
| Perspective from the Federal Communications Commission |
| By Jonathan Levy; Federal Communications Commission |
| presented by: Jonathan Levy, Federal Communications Commission |
| Perspective from the Department of Justice |
| By Nancy Rose; MIT |
| presented by: Nancy Rose, MIT |
| Perspective from the Federal Trade Commission |
| By Ginger Jin; FTC |
| presented by: Ginger Jin, FTC |
| Perspective from the Directorate General for Competition |
| By Thomas Buettner; DG COMP — Directorate-General for Competition |
| presented by: Thomas Buettner, DG COMP — Directorate-General for Competition |
| # | Participant | Roles in Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Añon Higon, Dolores | P27, D9 |
| 3 | Abito, Jose Miguel | D43, D21, P20 |
| 4 | Aghadadashli, Hamid | P31, D30 |
| 5 | Ale Chilet, Jorge | P40 |
| 6 | Alexandrov, Alexei | D46 |
| 7 | Alptekinoglu, Aydin | P64 |
| 8 | Arons, Robert | D22 |
| 9 | Aryal, Gaurab | C17, D17, P17 |
| 10 | Asmat, Danial | P20, D24 |
| 11 | Atallah, Gamal | D26, P26 |
| 12 | Balat, Jorge | D46, P37, D29 |
| 13 | Bar, Talia | D25 |
| 14 | Barbosa, Klenio | P2, D5 |
| 15 | Basker, Emek | D42, P35, D32 |
| 16 | Baughman, Garth | C67, D67, P67 |
| 17 | Bauner, Christoph | P49, D50 |
| 18 | Baye, Irina | C12, P11, D10 |
| 19 | Bedre-Defolie, Özlem | D38, C34, P34, D32 |
| 20 | Bennato, Anna Rita | P62, D74 |
| 21 | Bertschek, Irene | P28, D29 |
| 22 | Blair, Roger | D20 |
| 23 | Boampong, Richard | P46 |
| 24 | Bokhari, Farasat | D61, P58 |
| 25 | Bolt, Wilko | P5 |
| 26 | Bos, Iwan | D66, P68 |
| 27 | Bowblis, John | P58, D60 |
| 28 | Brancaccio, Giulia | D16, P16 |
| 29 | Bruzikas, Tadas | P63, D64 |
| 30 | Buettner, Thomas | P78 |
| 31 | Butters, Andrew | D17, P17 |
| 32 | Chalioti, Evangelia | D10, P10 |
| 33 | Chan, Ron | P69, D70 |
| 34 | Chandra, Ambarish | D42, D15, P15 |
| 35 | Chao, Yong | D7, P7 |
| 36 | Chiou, Lesley | P21, D24 |
| 37 | Christin, Clemence | D31, P30 |
| 38 | Claussen, Jörg | D36, P34 |
| 39 | Clerides, Sofronis | P35, C32, D32 |
| 40 | Copeland, Adam | C5, P5, D65 |
| 41 | Correa, Juan | D28, P28 |
| 42 | Corts, Kenneth | C42, C6, D6, P6 |
| 43 | Cosman, Jacob | D18, P18 |
| 44 | Cullen, Joseph | D34, P34 |
| 45 | Cunningham, Brendan | P33, D32 |
| 46 | Dai, Mian | D47, D66, P66 |
| 47 | Dai, Daisy | D73, P75 |
| 48 | Dana, James | C66, P66, D68 |
| 49 | De Groote, Olivier | P69, D71 |
| 50 | De Silva, Dakshina | C37, D37, P50 |
| 51 | Dearden, James | P74, D74 |
| 52 | Deltas, George | D65, P74, C74 |
| 53 | Dertwinkel-Kalt, Markus | P23, D21 |
| 54 | Donna, Javier | C2, P2, D18 |
| 55 | Duerr, Niklas | D18, P18 |
| 56 | Durrmeyer, Isis | P71, D70 |
| 57 | Egan, Mark | D65, P65 |
| 58 | Entezarkheir, Mahdiyeh | D28 |
| 59 | Escobari, Diego | D66, P66 |
| 60 | Espinosa, Miguel | P31, D34 |
| 61 | Falk, Martin | D34, P34 |
| 62 | Farronato, Chiara | D53, P51 |
| 63 | Feinberg, Robert | C75, D75, P75 |
| 64 | Fioretti, Michele | P46 |
| 65 | Fischer, Christian | D75, P75 |
| 66 | Fleitas, Sebastian | P44 |
| 67 | Gaggero, Alberto | D66, P66 |
| 68 | Ganglmair, Bernhard | D11, C14, D14 |
| 69 | Gao, Ming | P31, D30 |
| 70 | Gaudin, Germain | P31, D30 |
| 71 | Genakos, Christos | P2, D19 |
| 72 | George, Lisa | P77, D19 |
| 73 | Gramstad, Arne Rogde | P38 |
| 74 | Greenfield, Daniel | D22, P22 |
| 75 | Greenstein, Shane | C41, D28, C27, P27 |
| 76 | Gretschko, Vitali | D12, P13 |
| 77 | Grieco, Paul | D47, D63, C29, P29 |
| 78 | Grodzicki, Daniel | D74, P74 |
| 79 | Grundl, Serafin | P19 |
| 80 | Gu, Yiquan | P73, D75 |
| 81 | Gunay, Hikmet | D67, P68 |
| 82 | Guo, Yifang | P42 |
| 83 | Gutierrez-Navratil, Fernanda | D2, P19 |
| 84 | Haan, Marco | D43, P67, D68 |
| 85 | Hackmann, Martin | D44 |
| 86 | Halaburda, Hanna | D7, P7 |
| 87 | Hammond, Robert | D6, P75 |
| 88 | Han, Lihua | P47 |
| 89 | Harrington, Joseph | C40 |
| 90 | Harrison, Teresa | C61, P61, D58 |
| 91 | Hollenbeck, Brett | D23, P21 |
| 92 | Hong, Woo Hyung | C71, P71, D70 |
| 93 | Houde, Jean Francois | D40, D36, P35 |
| 94 | Houngbonon, Georges Vivien | P2 |
| 95 | Huang, Ching-I | D19, P19 |
| 96 | Huang, Yangguang | P43 |
| 97 | Hubbard, Timothy | D49, P49 |
| 98 | Hui, Xiang | P47, D51 |
| 99 | Ishihara, Masakazu | D62, P62 |
| 100 | Ishihara, Akifumi | D57, P57 |
| 101 | Ispano, Alessandro | P73, D76 |
| 102 | Israeli, Ayelet | D55, P55 |
| 103 | Jaumandreu, Jordi | C28, D28, P29 |
| 104 | Jeitschko, Thomas | P57, C7 |
| 105 | Jeon, Jihye | P41, D62 |
| 106 | Jha, Akshaya | D69, P70 |
| 107 | Jin, Ginger | P78 |
| 108 | Joo, Hailey Hayeon | D36, P35 |
| 109 | Joo, Joonhwi | P64 |
| 110 | Kang, Karam | D41, P37 |
| 111 | Kapor, Adam | C49, D49 |
| 112 | Kim, Taehwan | P42 |
| 113 | Kim, You Suk | D77 |
| 114 | Kim, Jong-Min | D29 |
| 115 | Kim, Myongjin | D17, P17 |
| 116 | Koptyug, Nikita | D13, P14 |
| 117 | Kosmopoulou, Georgia | P37, D48, C50 |
| 118 | Kothari, Priyanka | D73, P76 |
| 119 | Koulayev, Sergei | D46, P65 |
| 120 | Kovbasyuk, Sergei | P13, D11 |
| 121 | Krasnokutskaya, Elena | D37, C48, P48 |
| 122 | Kryukov, Yaroslav | P33, D35 |
| 123 | Kuehn, Joseph | P48, D50 |
| 124 | Kulick, Robert | P40 |
| 125 | Kummer, Michael | D55 |
| 126 | Kwoka, John | C45, D18, P18 |
| 127 | Kyle, Margaret | D61, P61 |
| 128 | Laine, Liisa | P43 |
| 129 | Laitenberger, Ulrich | D48, P49 |
| 130 | Lambie-Hanson, Timothy | P6, D31 |
| 131 | Lampe, Ryan | C19, D19, P19 |
| 132 | Lan, Hao | D62, P63 |
| 133 | Langer, Ashley | D45, D69, P69 |
| 134 | Lazarev, John | C16, D16, P16 |
| 135 | Lømo, Teis | P38 |
| 136 | Lee, Jonathan | P39 |
| 137 | Lemus, Jorge | D12, P10 |
| 138 | Levy, Jonathan | P78 |
| 139 | Lewis, Matthew | C69, D69, P71 |
| 140 | Lhost, Jonathan | P16, D5 |
| 141 | Lin, Shuheng | P28, D27 |
| 142 | Lin, Jianjing | D25, P27 |
| 143 | Liu, Ting | P12, D13 |
| 144 | Liu, Zexuan | P40 |
| 145 | Liu, Haiyan | C76, D76, P76 |
| 146 | Liu, Qihong | D43 |
| 147 | Liu, Meng | D37, P37 |
| 148 | Lopez, Ricardo | D9, P9 |
| 149 | Lu, Anna | D64 |
| 150 | Lubensky, Dmitry | C73, P73, D68 |
| 151 | Luco, Fernando | P48, D49 |
| 152 | Luengo, Andres | D33, P36 |
| 153 | Luo, Zijun | D26, P26 |
| 154 | Luo, Yao | D17, P17 |
| 155 | Luo, Rong | P63, D65 |
| 156 | Luppino, Marc | D72 |
| 157 | Ma, Ching-to Albert | D34, P32 |
| 158 | MacKay, Alexander | P45 |
| 159 | Majumdar, Sumit | D20, P22 |
| 160 | Malone, Jacob | D53, P53 |
| 161 | Marion, Justin | D37, P48 |
| 162 | Mariotto, Carlotta | D57, P57 |
| 163 | Mariuzzo, Franco | P53, D55 |
| 164 | Marshall, Guillermo | D41, P25 |
| 165 | Martin, Steve | P43 |
| 166 | Marvao, Catarina | P23, D22 |
| 167 | McManus, Brian | D47, C53, P53 |
| 168 | Medina, Pamela | P47 |
| 169 | Melo, Emerson | C57, D57, P54 |
| 170 | Mercadal, Ignacia | P45, D2 |
| 171 | Michel, Christian | D21, P24 |
| 172 | Miklos-Thal, Jeanine | C31, D31, P30 |
| 173 | Miller, Daniel | D44, P58, D60 |
| 174 | Miller, Richard | D25, P25 |
| 175 | Miller, Nathan | C18, D18, P18 |
| 176 | Miller, Keaton | P77 |
| 177 | Milliou, Chrysovalantou | D31 |
| 178 | Molnar, Alejandro | D2, P18 |
| 179 | Montero, Juan-Pablo | P23, D20 |
| 180 | Moroni, Sofia | D50, P50 |
| 181 | Murry, Charles | D45, D15, P15, D66, P66 |
| 182 | Nava, Francesco | D36 |
| 183 | Newberry, Peter | D41, C64, D64, P51 |
| 184 | Ng, Travis | P23, D21 |
| 185 | Ngwe, Donald | D72, C65, P65 |
| 186 | Niedermayer, Andras | D38, P62 |
| 187 | O'Brien, Daniel | P72, D7 |
| 188 | Onishi, Ken | D6, P30 |
| 189 | Osinski, David | D23, C22, P22 |
| 190 | Ozcan, Yasin | C25, P25, D27 |
| 191 | Pappalardo, Janis | C72 |
| 192 | Parakhonyak, Alexei | D54, P54 |
| 193 | Parra, Alvaro | P21, D22 |
| 194 | Peeters, Ronald | C68, P68 |
| 195 | Pehlivan, Ayse | D48, P29 |
| 196 | Penard, Thierry | D53, C55, P55 |
| 197 | Pereira, Pedro | D77, P24 |
| 198 | Peters, Bettina | P28, D29 |
| 199 | Peukert, Christian | P55 |
| 200 | Pierce, Justin | P64 |
| 201 | Piga, Claudio | D72, P65 |
| 202 | Pillai, Unnikrishnan | C26, D26, P26 |
| 203 | Pires, Tiago | P11, D14 |
| 204 | Platt, Brennan | D49, P50 |
| 205 | Podwol, Joseph | C77 |
| 206 | Pozzi, Andrea | P36, C35, D35 |
| 207 | Prager, Elena | P44 |
| 208 | Prince, Jeffrey | D40, C51, D51, P51 |
| 209 | Qirjo, Dhimitri | D71, P71 |
| 210 | Raina, Sahil | C15, D15, P15 |
| 211 | Rasch, Alexander | D23, P20 |
| 212 | Raskovich, Alexander | D23, P77 |
| 213 | Rauh, Michael | D6, P6 |
| 214 | Raval, Devesh | P72, D58, P60 |
| 215 | Reimers, Imke | D64 |
| 216 | Remer, Marc | D24, P24 |
| 217 | Renault, Régis | D38, D54, P54 |
| 218 | Resende, Joana | D67, P67 |
| 219 | Reynolds, Stanley | D69, C70, P70 |
| 220 | Rice, Brad | C58 |
| 221 | Rickert, Dennis | C62, D62, P62 |
| 222 | Ridley, David | D61, P58 |
| 223 | Roberts, Mark | C47, D77 |
| 224 | Rogers, Robert | C23 |
| 225 | Roman, Hernan | D35, P32 |
| 226 | Rosch, Stephanie | P6, D76 |
| 227 | Rose, Nancy | P78 |
| 228 | Rossini, Gianpaolo | D16, P5 |
| 229 | Rowe, Brian | D72 |
| 230 | Ruiz-Aliseda, Francisco | P57, D7 |
| 231 | Rysman, Marc | D20 |
| 232 | Samano, Mario | D5, P22 |
| 233 | Sanchis, Juan | P9 |
| 234 | Sanchis-Llopis, Amparo | C33, D33, P32 |
| 235 | Sandonis, Joel | C30, D30, P30 |
| 236 | Sæthre, Morten | D15, P15 |
| 237 | Schinkel, Maarten Pieter | D23, P20 |
| 238 | Schiraldi, Pasquale | C63, D63, P63, P32 |
| 239 | Schober, Dominik | D63, P64 |
| 240 | Schwartz, Marius | D24, P24 |
| 241 | Seim, Katja | C46, D73 |
| 242 | Seitz, Shannon | D58 |
| 243 | Sengupta, Aditi | P69, D71 |
| 244 | Serfes, Konstantinos | D39, C13, P13 |
| 245 | Sfekas, Andrew | D61, P60 |
| 246 | Shiller, Benjamin | P72, D63 |
| 247 | Shin, Dongsoo | D10, P10 |
| 248 | Sinkinson, Michael | D45 |
| 249 | Skiti, Tedi | P41 |
| 250 | Snyder, Christopher | C39, D77, P11 |
| 251 | Soetevent, Adriaan | D73, P73 |
| 252 | Sonenshine, Ralph | C24 |
| 253 | Song, Yan | P46 |
| 254 | Sorek, Gilad | P61, D60 |
| 255 | Spence, Forrest | D14, P14 |
| 256 | Spiegel, Yossi | D39, C20, P20, D11 |
| 257 | Stahl, Jessica | D5, P5 |
| 258 | Stenbacka, Rune | D5, P5 |
| 259 | Tamayo, Jorge | P38 |
| 260 | Tan, Kerry | D16, P16 |
| 261 | Tebaldi, Pietro | P44 |
| 262 | Thomas, Charles | C21, P21, D20 |
| 263 | Tombak, Mihkel | C43, D26, P26 |
| 264 | Toole, Andrew | D25, P25 |
| 265 | Town, Robert | C44 |
| 266 | Tregouet, Thomas | P7, C54, D54 |
| 267 | Tremblay, Mark | P7, D54, C11 |
| 268 | Trindade, Andre | D71, P70 |
| 269 | Tsuruoka, Masanori | D48, P49 |
| 270 | Tuchman, Anna | P72 |
| 271 | Turati, Gilberto | P61, C60, D60 |
| 272 | Vannoni, Davide | P29, D27 |
| 273 | Vaughan, Brady | D68, P68 |
| 274 | Viard, V. | C36, P36, D34 |
| 275 | Virag, Gabor | P12 |
| 276 | Vohra, Rakesh | C38 |
| 277 | Waibel, Christian | P61, D58 |
| 278 | Wang, Wenche | P23 |
| 279 | Wang, Jin | P53, D51 |
| 280 | Wang, Chengsi | D54, P54 |
| 281 | Warusawitharana, Missaka | D33, P33 |
| 282 | Wei, Zaiyan | D53, P51 |
| 283 | Weiergraeber, Stefan | D2, P34 |
| 284 | Weinberg, Matthew | D40 |
| 285 | Weiss, Pia | D75, P76 |
| 286 | Whaley, Christopher | P42, P60 |
| 287 | Whinston, Michael | P77 |
| 288 | White, Lawrence | P11, C78 |
| 289 | White, Thomas | D33, P33 |
| 290 | Wildenbeest, Matthijs | D42, D67, P67 |
| 291 | Williams, Jonathan | D44, D16, P16 |
| 292 | Wilson, Kyle | P41 |
| 293 | Xiao, Mo | D51 |
| 294 | Yasar, Mahmut | C9, D9, P9 |
| 295 | Yin, Heng | D27 |
| 296 | Yin, Nina | D61, P60 |
| 297 | Yontcheva, Biliana | P36, D35 |
| 298 | Yoshimoto, Hisayuki | P55, D55 |
| 299 | Yuan, Zhe | P45 |
| 300 | Zegners, Dainis | D14, P14 |
| 301 | Zeng, Chenhang | C10 |
| 302 | Zhao, Chang | P39 |
| 303 | Zhou, Yichen Christy | P39, P27 |
| 304 | Zhou, Wen | D57, P54 |
| 305 | Zhou, Yiyi | D39, D11, P14 |
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