2021 Virtual Meeting of the International Industrial Organization Conference

Virtual

All times below are in Eastern Time

 
April 30, 2021
 
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11:00 to 12:30see below Rising Star Sessions
 
 
13:00 to 14:30 Plenary Sessions
 
 
15:00 to 17:00see below Session Block A
 
 
17:00 to 18:30 Friday Reception
 
 
 
May 1, 2021
 
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10:30 to 12:30 Session Block B
 
 
13:00 to 14:30 Keynote and Awards Keynote: Michael Riordan: “Regulating Website Security”
 
 
15:00 to 17:00see below Session Block C
 
 
17:00 to 18:30 Saturday Social
 
 
 
May 2, 2021
 
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10:30 to 12:30see below Session Block D
 
 
13:00 to 15:00 Session Block E
 
 

 

Program Notes and Index of Sessions

Rising Star Sessions
Locations: click on each session to see location
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Rising Star Session: Pharmaceuticals
Rising Star Session: Productivity and Vertical Relationships
Rising Star Session: Demand and Welfare in Key Industries
Rising Star Session: Auction Models - Estimation and Usage
Rising Star Session: Advances in IO Theory
Rising Star Session: Digital Economy
Rising Star Session: Merger Analysis
Rising Star Session: Contracts and Bargaining
Rising Star Session: Two-sided Market and Platforms
Rising Star Session: The Effects of Public Policies

Plenary Sessions
April 30, 2021 13:00 to 14:30
 
"Plenary 1: Markets with Search and Matching Frictions"
Amazon sponsored sess...
Plenary 2: Industrial Organization of Banks and Financial Markets
Compass Lex...

Session Block A
Locations: click on each session to see location
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Online platforms: Product recommendation and steering
Concentration and Product Variety in Retail
Public Policies in the Telecommunications Industry
Economics of Media and Advertising
Pricing in Healthcare Markets: Analysis Group Sponsored Session
Influence and Privacy
What unites Coffee, Procrastination, School, and Fashion? This Session, Stratton Hall
Patents I
Platforms, Mechanisms, and the Mediation of Buyer-Seller Transactions
Empirical Evidence on Collusion: The Brattle Group Sponsored Session
Empirical Studies of Prices
Price Determination: Cornerstone Research Sponsored Session

Session Block B
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Roundtable on Antitrust and Regulatory Issues
Theory of the firm
Modeling Collusive Behavior
Competition in Healthcare Markets
The Digital Economy
Entry and Welfare Consequences
Information and Quality
International Trade I
Non-Price Impacts of Mergers and Merger Policy: AlixPartners Sponsored Session
The Economics of Growing and Managing Platforms
Online platforms: Asymmetric information and product quality
R&D

Keynote and Awards Keynote: Michael Riordan: “Regulating Website Security”
May 1, 2021 13:00 to 14:30
 
KEYNOTE and AWARDS

Session Block C
Locations: click on each session to see location
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Vertical relationships I
Network Models of Markets
Bundling, Algorithms, Apocalypse, and Second Choices,
Managerial Incentives and Collusion
Regulation and Imperfect Information,
Regulation and Firm Competition
Search
Empirical Studies of Attention and Learning
Auctions and Contests
Technology adoption, diffusion, & standardization
Health Care R&D
Exploring Concentration

Session Block D
Locations: click on each session to see location
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Vertical relationships II
Price Competition and Dynamics,
Innovation, Crowdfunding, Pricing, and Complementarities,
Regulation and Banking I,
Competition and Product Differentiation
Empirical Studies of Search and Quality
Advertising and Targeting
Designing Incentives in New Markets
Development, growth, and finance
New technology and new products
International Trade II
Merger Enforcement and Competition Policy: Charles River Associates Sponsored Se...

Session Block E
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Vertical relationships III
Studies on Competition, Information, Pass-Through, and New Products,
Rising Concentration: Causes and Effects
Vertical Relationships and Competition
Provider Behavior and Patient Demand in Healthcare
Regulation and Banking II,
Studies of Market Regulation, Stratton Hall
Competition, Quality, and Product Variety
Pricing
Online banking and Fintech
Patents II
Productivity and its determinants

 

Summary of All Sessions

Click here for an index of all participants

Session
ID code
Date/TimeTitlePapers
66April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Advances in IO Theory3
70April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Auction Models - Estimation and Usage3
71April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Demand and Welfare in Key Industries3
75April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Pharmaceuticals3
72April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Productivity and Vertical Relationships3
67April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Digital Economy3
68April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Merger Analysis3
69April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Contracts and Bargaining3
73April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: Two-sided Market and Platforms3
74April 30, 2021
11:00-12:30
Rising Star Session: The Effects of Public Policies3
76April 30, 2021
13:00-14:30
"Plenary 1: Markets with Search and Matching Frictions"
Amazon sponsored session
Nikhil Agarwal: "Empirical Market Design"
Alessandro Gavazza: "Markets with Search Frictions"
2
77April 30, 2021
13:00-14:30
Plenary 2: Industrial Organization of Banks and Financial Markets
Compass Lexecon Sponsored Session
Jean-Francois Houde: "Market Power and Information Frictions in Lending Markets"
Jakub Kastl: "Industrial Organization of Wholesale Funding Markets"
2
46April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Concentration and Product Variety in Retail4
37April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Economics of Media and Advertising4
30April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Influence and Privacy4
54April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Online platforms: Product recommendation and steering4
8April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Patents I4
1April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Platforms, Mechanisms, and the Mediation of Buyer-Seller Transactions3
33April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Pricing in Healthcare Markets: Analysis Group Sponsored Session5
38April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Public Policies in the Telecommunications Industry4
17April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
What unites Coffee, Procrastination, School, and Fashion? This Session3
28April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Empirical Evidence on Collusion: The Brattle Group Sponsored Session5
60April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Empirical Studies of Prices3
24April 30, 2021
15:00-17:00
Price Determination: Cornerstone Research Sponsored Session4
56May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Roundtable on Antitrust and Regulatory Issues5
5May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Theory of the firm4
29May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Modeling Collusive Behavior3
34May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Competition in Healthcare Markets5
39May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
The Digital Economy5
48May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Entry and Welfare Consequences4
61May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Information and Quality4
64May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
International Trade I4
25May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Non-Price Impacts of Mergers and Merger Policy: AlixPartners Sponsored Session4
2May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
The Economics of Growing and Managing Platforms3
53May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
Online platforms: Asymmetric information and product quality4
13May 1, 2021
10:30-12:30
R&D4
78May 1, 2021
13:00-14:30
KEYNOTE and AWARDS2
6May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Vertical relationships I4
15May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Network Models of Markets4
20May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Bundling, Algorithms, Apocalypse, and Second Choices4
26May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Managerial Incentives and Collusion3
40May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Regulation and Imperfect Information4
49May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Regulation and Firm Competition4
57May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Search4
62May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Empirical Studies of Attention and Learning4
50May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Auctions and Contests5
14May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Technology adoption, diffusion, & standardization4
31May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Health Care R&D4
22May 1, 2021
15:00-17:00
Exploring Concentration4
7May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Vertical relationships II4
18May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Price Competition and Dynamics4
21May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Innovation, Crowdfunding, Pricing, and Complementarities4
42May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Regulation and Banking I4
44May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Competition and Product Differentiation4
58May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Empirical Studies of Search and Quality4
63May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Advertising and Targeting3
51May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Designing Incentives in New Markets5
9May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Development, growth, and finance3
10May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
New technology and new products5
65May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
International Trade II4
16May 2, 2021
10:30-12:30
Merger Enforcement and Competition Policy: Charles River Associates Sponsored Session5
4May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Vertical relationships III4
19May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Studies on Competition, Information, Pass-Through, and New Products4
23May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Rising Concentration: Causes and Effects4
27May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Vertical Relationships and Competition4
32May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Provider Behavior and Patient Demand in Healthcare5
41May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Regulation and Banking II4
43May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Studies of Market Regulation4
45May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Competition, Quality, and Product Variety4
59May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Pricing4
52May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Online banking and Fintech4
11May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Patents II3
12May 2, 2021
13:00-15:00
Productivity and its determinants4
 

73 sessions, 277 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers


 

2021 Virtual Meeting of the International Industrial Organization Conference

Detailed List of Sessions

 
Session ID 66: Rising Star Session: Advances in IO Theory
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma
 

Costly Advertising and Information Congestion
By Ryoji Jinushi; University of California, Riverside
   presented by: Ryoji Jinushi, University of California, Riverside
   Discussant:   Simon Simon P Anderson, University of Virginia
 

Stronger Patent Regime, Scientist Mobility and Innovation
By Madhuparna Ganguly; Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
   presented by: Madhuparna Ganguly, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
   Discussant:   Debapriya Sen, Ryerson University
 

Managing Seller Conduct in Online Marketplaces and Platform Most-Favored Nation Clauses
By Frank Schlütter; Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
   presented by: Frank Schlütter, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
   Discussant:   Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma
 
Session ID 70: Rising Star Session: Auction Models - Estimation and Usage
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Glenn Ellison, MIT
 

The Effect of Pre-announcements on Participation and Bidding in Dynamic Auctions
By Diwakar Raisingh; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Diwakar Raisingh, University of Wisconsin-Madison
   Discussant:   Paulo Somaini, Stanford University
 

Indirect Inference of Counterfactual Bid Distributions as an Alternative to Direct Computation
By Eric Richert; Queen's University
   presented by: Eric Richert, Queen's University
   Discussant:   Ali Hortacsu, University of Chicago
 

Does Competition Improve Information Quality: Evidence From the Security Analyst Market
By Chuqing Jin; Boston University
   presented by: Chuqing Jin, Boston University
   Discussant:   Glenn Ellison, MIT
 
Session ID 71: Rising Star Session: Demand and Welfare in Key Industries
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Paul Schrimpft, University of British Columbia
 

Dynamic Moral Hazard in Nonlinear Health Insurance Contracts
By Cecilia Diaz Campo; University of Western Ontario
   presented by: Cecilia Diaz Campo, University of Western Ontario
   Discussant:   Paul Schrimpft, University of British Columbia
 

How does Insurance Competition Affect Medical Consumption?
By Conor Ryan; University of Minnesota
   presented by: Conor Ryan, University of Minnesota
   Discussant:   Michael Dickstein, Stern School of Business
 

Portfolio Complementarities and Electric Vehicle Adoption
By Bjørn Johansen
Anders Munk-Nielsen; University of Copenhagen
   presented by: Bjørn Johansen,
   Discussant:   Erich Muehlegger, UC Davis
 
Session ID 75: Rising Star Session: Pharmaceuticals
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Robin Lee, Harvard Economics
 

One product, many patents: Imperfect intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry
By Charu Gupta; Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Charu Gupta, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Margaret Kyle, MINES ParisTech
 

Price and Efficiency in a Market for Generic Drugs in China
By Jiafeng Wu; University of Virginia
   presented by: Jiafeng Wu, University of Virginia
   Discussant:   Matthew Gentry, Florida State University
 

Competitive effect of vertical integration in auctions
By Andrey Tkachenko; Bocconi University
   presented by: Andrey Tkachenko, Bocconi University
   Discussant:   Robin Lee, Harvard Economics
 
Session ID 72: Rising Star Session: Productivity and Vertical Relationships
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Sofia Villas-Boas, University of California, Berkeley
 

Estimating Productivity in the Presence of Spillovers: Firm-level Evidence from the US Production Network
By Ebehi Iyoha; Vanderbilt University
   presented by: Ebehi Iyoha, Vanderbilt University
   Discussant:   Yao Luo, University of Toronto
 

Productivity Gains from Labor Outsourcing: The Role of Trade Secrets
By Gorkem Bostanci; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Gorkem Bostanci, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission
 

Inference of Unobserved Vertical Relationships: Case of Category Captaincy
By Xinrong Zhu; UW-Madison
   presented by: Xinrong Zhu, UW-Madison
   Discussant:   Sofia Villas-Boas, University of California, Berkeley
 
Session ID 67: Rising Star Session: Digital Economy
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

Competing for Time: A Study of Mobile Applications
By Han Yuan; THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
   presented by: Han Yuan, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
   Discussant:   Daniel Ershov, Toulouse School of Economics
 

Growing Influence
By Zheng Gong; University of Toronto
   presented by: Zheng Gong, University of Toronto
   Discussant:   Hong Luo, Harvard University
 

Consumer Data and Consumer Welfare: Evidence from the Hotel Booking Market
By Andrey Minaev; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   presented by: Andrey Minaev, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   Discussant:   Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
Session ID 68: Rising Star Session: Merger Analysis
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Robert Town, University of Texas - Austin
 

The Impact of Hospital Closures and Mergers on Patient Welfare
By Eliane H. Barker; Queen's University
Jenny Watt; Statistics Canada
Joan Tranmer; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
   presented by: Eliane H. Barker, Queen's University
   Discussant:   Robert Town, University of Texas - Austin
 

Dealer location, mergers, consumer welfare in the Automobile industry
By Debashrita Mohapatra; KU Leuven
   presented by: Debashrita Mohapatra, KU Leuven
   Discussant:   Yiyi Zhou, Stony Brook University
 

Intangible Capital and Competition in Ride Sharing: The Case of Lyft-Motivate Merger
By Suleyman Gozen; The University of Chicago
Hasan Tosun; University of Minnesota
   presented by: Suleyman Gozen, The University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Nicholas Buchholz, Princeton University
 
Session ID 69: Rising Star Session: Contracts and Bargaining
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Thomas Hubbard, Northwestern University (KSM)
 

Long-Term Relationships in the US Truckload Freight Industry
By Adam Harris; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thi Mai Anh Nguyen; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
   presented by: Adam Harris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
   Discussant:   Thomas Hubbard, Northwestern University (KSM)
 

The Role of Long-Term Contracting in Business Lending
By Xiaoye (Phoebe) Tian; UW-Madison
   presented by: Xiaoye (Phoebe) Tian, UW-Madison
   Discussant:   Nicola Pavanini, Tilburg University
 

Mortgage Credit and Housing Markets
By Yushi Peng; University of Zurich; Swiss Finance Institute
   presented by: Yushi Peng, University of Zurich; Swiss Finance Institute
   Discussant:   Alvin Murphy, Arizona State University
 
Session ID 73: Rising Star Session: Two-sided Market and Platforms
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University Jerusalem
 

Platform Mergers in Search Markets: An Application in the U.S. Used Heavy Truck
By Xinlu Yao; University of Maryland
   presented by: Xinlu Yao, University of Maryland
   Discussant:   Ali Yurukoglu, Stanford University
 

The TV Advertising Market: Demographic Segmentation and the Impact of Viewership Decline
By Andrey Zubanov; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Andrey Zubanov, University of Wisconsin-Madison
   Discussant:   Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University Jerusalem
 

Centralizing over-the-counter markets?
By Milena Wittwer; Stanford University
   presented by: Milena Wittwer, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Guilia Brancaccio, Cornell University
 
Session ID 74: Rising Star Session: The Effects of Public Policies
April 30, 2021 11:00 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, University of Vienna
 

Regulation and Service Provision in Dynamic Oligopoly: Evidence from Mobile Telecommunications
By Joao Granja; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Joao Granja, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, University of Vienna
 

Disruptive Competition and the Cost of Leveling the Playing Field: Evidence from the Taxi Industry
By Mario Leccese; University of Maryland
   presented by: Mario Leccese, University of Maryland
   Discussant:   Javier D. Donna, University of Florida
 

Equilibrium Effects of Food Labeling Policies
By Nano Barahona; Stanford University
   presented by: Nano Barahona, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Emily Wang, University of Massachusetts Amherst
 
Session ID 76: "Plenary 1: Markets with Search and Matching Frictions"
Amazon sponsored session
Nikhil Agarwal: "Empirical Market Design"
Alessandro Gavazza: "Markets with Search Frictions"

April 30, 2021 13:00 to 14:30
 
Session Chair: Kenneth Hendricks, University of Wisconsin Madison
 

Empirical Market Design
By Nikhil Agarwal; MIT
   presented by: Nikhil Agarwal, MIT
 

Markets with Search Frictions
By Alessandro Gavazza; London School of Economics
   presented by: Alessandro Gavazza, London School of Economics
 
Session ID 77: Plenary 2: Industrial Organization of Banks and Financial Markets
Compass Lexecon Sponsored Session
Jean-Francois Houde: "Market Power and Information Frictions in Lending Markets"
Jakub Kastl: "Industrial Organization of Wholesale Funding Markets"

April 30, 2021 13:00 to 14:30
 
Session Chair: Robert Porter, Northwestern University
 

Market Power and Information Frictions in Lending Markets
By Jean-Francois Houde; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

Industrial Organization of Wholesale Funding Markets
By Jakub Kastl; Princeton University
   presented by: Jakub Kastl, Princeton University
 
Session ID 46: Concentration and Product Variety in Retail
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Emek Basker, U.S. Census Bureau
 

Millennials and the Take-Off of Craft Brands: Preference Formation in the U.S. Beer Industry
By Bart Bronnenberg; Tilburg University
Jean-Pierre Dube; University of Chicago
Joonhwi Joo; University of Texas at Dallas
   presented by: Joonhwi Joo, University of Texas at Dallas
   Discussant:   David Ong, Jinan University
 

Predicting choice averse and choice loving behaviors in a field experiment with actual shoppers
By David Ong; Jinan University
   presented by: David Ong, Jinan University
   Discussant:   Jason Somerville, New York Federal Reserve Bank
 

Winning Big: Scale and Success in Retail Entrepreneurship
By Brett Hollenbeck; UCLA Anderson School of Management
Renato Giroldo; UCLA
   presented by: Brett Hollenbeck, UCLA Anderson School of Management
   Discussant:   Nathan Miller, Georgetown University
 

The Evolution of U.S. Retail Concentration
By Dominic Smith; Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sergio Ocampo; Western Ontario University
   presented by: Dominic Smith, Bureau of Labor Statistics
   Discussant:   Emek Basker, U.S. Census Bureau
 
Session ID 37: Economics of Media and Advertising
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Andrew Guess, Princeton University
 

Advertising Effects in Equilibrium
By Sarah Moshary; University of Chicago Booth School of Bu
   presented by: Sarah Moshary, University of Chicago Booth School of Bu
   Discussant:   David Reiley, UC Berkeley
 

Passive versus Active Search: Understanding the Role of Online Advertising in Consumer Search
By Eunkyung An; NYU
Andrey Simonov; Columbia GSB
Raluca Ursu; NYU Stern
   presented by: Raluca Ursu, NYU Stern
   Discussant:   Stephan Seiler, Imperial College Business School
 

A New Instrument for Measuring the Effectiveness of TV Advertising: Channel Position Effects
By Shirsho Biswas; Foster School of Business
Jean-Pierre Dube; University of Chicago
Andrey Simonov; Columbia University
   presented by: Andrey Simonov, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Anna Tuchman, Northwestern University
 

Is journalistic truth dead? Measuring How Informed Voters are about Political News
By Charles Angelucci; MIT Sloan
Andrea Prat; Columbia University
   presented by: Charles Angelucci, MIT Sloan
   Discussant:   Andrew Guess, Princeton University
 
Session ID 30: Influence and Privacy
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Kai Hao Yang, Yale University
 

Strategic Inflluencers
By Akhil Vohra; Stanford University
   presented by: Akhil Vohra, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Jose Tudon, ITAM
 

The Differential Effects of Privacy Protections and Digital Ad Taxes on Publisher and Advertiser Profitability
By Priyanka Sharma; Illinois Institute of Technology
Yidan Sun; Illinois Institute of Technology
Liad Wagman; Illinois Institute of Technology
   presented by: Yidan Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology
   Discussant:   George Charlson, Cambridge INET
 

Deceptive Features on Platforms
By Johannes Johnen; CORE/LIDAM, UCLouvain
Robert Somogyi; Budapest University of Technology and Economics
   presented by: Johannes Johnen, CORE/LIDAM, UCLouvain
   Discussant:   Marianne Verdier, U Paris 2
 

Dynamic Privacy Choices
By Shota Ichihashi; Bank of Canada
   presented by: Shota Ichihashi, Bank of Canada
   Discussant:   Kai Hao Yang, Yale University
 
Session ID 54: Online platforms: Product recommendation and steering
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Clara Jean, Université Paris Saclay & Epitech
 

Computer Algorithms Prefer Headless Women
By Grazia Cecere; Institut Mines Telecom, Business School
Clara Jean; Université Paris Saclay & Epitech
Matthieu Manant; Université Paris Sud
Catherine Tucker; MIT Sloan
   presented by: Clara Jean, Université Paris Saclay & Epitech
   Discussant:   Luis Aguiar, University of Zurich
 

Steering via Algorithmic Recommendations
By Nan Chen; National University of Singapore
Hsin-Tien Tsai; National University of Singapore
   presented by: Hsin-Tien Tsai, National University of Singapore
   Discussant:   Peter Newberry, University of Georgia
 

Only a “Longish” Tail
By Stan J. Liebowitz; University of Texas - Dallas
Michael Ward; University of Texas at Arlington
Alejandro Zentner; University of Texas at Dallas
   presented by: Michael Ward, University of Texas at Arlington
   Discussant:   Benjamin Leyden, Cornell University
 

The Long Tail Effect of Personalized Rankings
By Robert Donnelly; Instacart
Ayush Kanodia; Stanford University
ILYA MOROZOV; Northwestern University
   presented by: Robert Donnelly, Instacart
   Discussant:   Xinlu Yao, University of Maryland
 
Session ID 8: Patents I
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv University
 

Do subsidies boost innovation? Evidence from patent filings of industrial firms in China
By Bo Pan; University of Sheffield
Junhong Yang; SOAS University of London
   presented by: Bo Pan, University of Sheffield
   Discussant:   Chu Wang, East China Normal University
 

Mapping Firms' Locations in Technological Space: A Topological Analysis of Patent Statistics
By Emerson Escolar; Riken AIP
Yasuaki Hiraoka; Kyoto University
Mitsuru Igami; Yale University
Yasin Ozcan; NBER
   presented by: Mitsuru Igami, Yale University
   Discussant:   Marek Giebel, Copenhagen Business School
 

Patent licensing and capacity in a Cournot model
By Stefano Colombo; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Luigi Filippini; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Debapriya Sen; Ryerson University
   presented by: Debapriya Sen, Ryerson University
   Discussant:   Oleg Muratov, University of Bern
 

Cooperation, Competition and Patents: Understanding Innovation in the Telecommunication sector
By Tatiana Rosa; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
   presented by: Tatiana Rosa, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
   Discussant:   Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv University
 
Session ID 1: Platforms, Mechanisms, and the Mediation of Buyer-Seller Transactions
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Soo Jin Kim, ShanghaiTech University
 

Market for Information and Selling Mechanisms
By David Bounie; Telecom ParisTech
Antoine Dubus; ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Patrick Waelbroeck; TELECOM ParisTech
   presented by: Antoine Dubus, ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles
   Discussant:   Gaurab Aryal, University of Virginia
 

Mediation in Bargaining: Evidence From Large-Scale Field Data on Business-to-Business Negotiations
By Bradley Larsen; Stanford University
Carol Lu; Stanford University
Anthony Lee Zhang; University of Chicago
   presented by: Bradley Larsen, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Bruno Pellegrino, University of Maryland
 

Data Neutrality and Market Competition
By Hanming Fang; University of Pennsylvania
Soo Jin Kim; ShanghaiTech University
   presented by: Soo Jin Kim, ShanghaiTech University
   Discussant:   Z. Jessie Liu, Johns Hopkins University
 
Session ID 33: Pricing in Healthcare Markets: Analysis Group Sponsored Session
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Ashvin Gandhi, UCLA Anderson
 

Biosimilar Entry and the Pricing of Biologic Drugs
By Josh Feng; University of Utah - Eccles School of Bu
Thomas Hwang; Harvard Medical School
Jacob Klimek; UNC Chapel Hill
Luca Maini; University of North Carolina at Chapel H
   presented by: Josh Feng, University of Utah - Eccles School of Bu
   Discussant:   Nathan Wilson, Federal Trade Commission
 

Centralized Procurement and Delivery Times: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Italy
By Robert Clark; Queen's University
Decio Coviello; HEC Montreal
Adriano De Leverano; ZEW Mannheim
   presented by: Adriano De Leverano, ZEW Mannheim
   Discussant:   Maria Letizia Giorgetti, University of Milan
 

Markups on Drop-Downs: Prominence in Pharmaceutical Markets
By Frederik Hauschultz; University of Copenhagen
Anders Munk-Nielsen; University of Copenhagen
   presented by: Anders Munk-Nielsen, University of Copenhagen
   Discussant:   Andrew Ching, Johns Hopkins University
 

Profiting from Most-Favored Customer Procurement Rules: Evidence from Medicaid
By Josh Feng; University of Utah - Eccles School of Bu
Thomas Hwang; Harvard Medical School
Luca Maini; University of North Carolina at Chapel H
   presented by: Luca Maini, University of North Carolina at Chapel H
   Discussant:   Haizhen Lin, Indiana University
 

Bargaining and International Reference Pricing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
By Pierre Dubois; Toulouse School of Economics
Ashvin Gandhi; UCLA Anderson
Shoshana Vasserman; Stanford University
   presented by: Ashvin Gandhi, UCLA Anderson
   Discussant:   Manuel Hermosilla,
 
Session ID 38: Public Policies in the Telecommunications Industry
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Jonathan Williams, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
 

Bid Credits in Simultaneous Ascending Auctions
By Benjamin Rosa; Virginia Tech
   presented by: Benjamin Rosa, Virginia Tech
   Discussant:   Lorien Sabatino, Polytechnic University of Turin
 

The Welfare Effect of a Consumer Subsidy with Price Ceilings: The Case of Chinese Cell Phones
By Ge Zhang; Yale University
Ying Fan; University of Michigan
   presented by: Ge Zhang, Yale University
   Discussant:   Jonathan Williams, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
 

Dynamic Bargaining and Size Effects in the Broadband Industry
By Daniel Goetz; Rotman School of Management
   presented by: Daniel Goetz, Rotman School of Management
   Discussant:   Andrea Mantovani, Toulouse Business School
 

Narrowing the Digital Divide: Political Incentives and Provider Competition
By Karam Kang; Carnegie Mellon University
Mo Xiao; University of Arizona
   presented by: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona
   Discussant:   Justin Marion, University of California, Santa Cruz
 
Session ID 17: What unites Coffee, Procrastination, School, and Fashion? This Session
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Paul Heidhues, University of Düsseldorf
 

Procrastination Markets
By Paul Heidhues; University of Düsseldorf
Botond Koszegi; Central European University
Takeshi Murooka; Osaka University
   presented by: Paul Heidhues, University of Düsseldorf
   Discussant:   Takanori Adachi, Kyoto University
 

An Empirical Analysis of Intra-Firm Product Substitutability in Fashion Retailing
By Nathan Yang; Cornell University
   presented by: Nathan Yang, Cornell University
   Discussant:   Kohei Kawaguchi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

What Happens when More Starbucks Cafés come to Town?
By Philip Gayle; Kansas State University
Jin Wang; Kansas State University
Ying Lin; Belhaven University
   presented by: Ying Lin, Belhaven University
   Discussant:   Nicholas Rupp, East Carolina University
 
Session ID 28: Empirical Evidence on Collusion: The Brattle Group Sponsored Session
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Steven Herscovici, The Brattle Group
 

The Human Cost of Collusion: Health Effects of a Mexican Insulin Cartel
By Aaron Barkley; University of Melbourne
   presented by: Aaron Barkley, University of Melbourne
   Discussant:   Regina Seibel, University of Zurich
 

Cartels' birth and death dynamics: empirical evidence
By Tove Forsbacka Karlsson; Stockholm School of Economics
Chloe Le Coq; University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas & Stockholm School of Economics
Catarina Marvao; Technological University of Dublin (DIT) and SITE-Stockholm School of Econo
   presented by: Chloe Le Coq, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas & Stockholm School of Economics
   Discussant:   John Kwoka, Northeastern University
 

Influencer Cartels
By Marit Hinnosaar; University of Nottingham, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Toomas Hinnosaar; University of Nottingham
   presented by: Marit Hinnosaar, University of Nottingham, Collegio Carlo
   Discussant:   Anja Rösner, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), University of Düsseldorf
 

The Inner Workings of a Hub-and-Spoke Cartel in the Automotive Fuel Industry
By Daniel Chaves; University of Western Ontario
Marco Duarte; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Marco Duarte, University of Wisconsin-Madison
   Discussant:   David Benson, Federal Reserve Board
 

A Dynamic Analysis of Collusive Action: The Case of the World Copper Market, 1882-2016
By Gordon Rausser; University of California, Berkeley
Martin Stuermer; International Monetary Fund
   presented by: Martin Stuermer, International Monetary Fund
   Discussant:   Leonardo Madio, University of Padua
 
Session ID 60: Empirical Studies of Prices
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Aradhya Sood, University of Toronto and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
 

Legalizing Arbitrage: A “Textbook” Case
By James Dana; Northeastern University
Bradley Larsen; Stanford University
Sarah Moshary; University of Chicago Booth School of Bu
   presented by: James Dana, Northeastern University
   Discussant:   Itai Ater, Tel Aviv University
 

Multimarket Contact and Price Discrimination
By haobin bruce fan; Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Fudan University
Matthew Lewis; Clemson University
   presented by: haobin bruce fan, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Fudan University
   Discussant:   Jurre Thiel, Copenhagen Business School
 

Enforcement and Bargaining over Illicit Drug Wholesale Prices: Structural Evidence from a Transnational Asian Gang
By Kaiwen Leong; Nanyang Technological University
Huailu Li; Fudan University
Marc Rysman; Boston University
Christoph Walsh; Tilburg University
   presented by: Christoph Walsh, Tilburg University
   Discussant:   Aradhya Sood, University of Toronto and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
 
Session ID 24: Price Determination: Cornerstone Research Sponsored Session
April 30, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Rainer Schwabe, Cornerstone Research
 

Artificial Intelligence and Pricing: The Impact of Algorithm Design
By John Asker; UCLA
Chaim Fershtman; Tel Aviv University
Ariel Pakes; Harvard University
   presented by: John Asker, UCLA
   Discussant:   Abraham Wickelgren, University of Texas
 

Market Structure and Extortion: Evidence from 50,000 Extortion Payments
By Zach Brown; University of Michigan
Eduardo Montero; University of Michigan
Carlos Schmidt-Padilla; UC Berkeley
Maria Sviatschi; Columbia University
   presented by: Zach Brown, University of Michigan
   Discussant:   Catarina Marvao, Technological University of Dublin (DIT) and SITE-Stockholm School of Econo
 

Platform Design When Sellers Use Pricing Algorithms
By Justin Johnson; Cornell University
Andrew Rhodes; Toulouse School of Economics
Matthijs Wildenbeest; Indiana U
   presented by: Matthijs Wildenbeest, Indiana U
   Discussant:   Volker Nocke, University of Mannheim
 

Estimating the Potential Effect of Multimarket Contact on the Intensity of Competition
By Alon Eizenberg; Hebrew University Jerusalem
Dalia Shilian; Israel Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Authority
Daniel Blanga; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
   presented by: Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University Jerusalem
   Discussant:   Charles Murry, Boston College
 
Session ID 56: Roundtable on Antitrust and Regulatory Issues
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Lawrence White, Stern School of Business, New York Unive
 

Perspective from the Federal Communications Commission
By Glenn Woroch; Federal Communications Commission
   presented by: Glenn Woroch, Federal Communications Commission
 

Perspective from the Department of Justice
By Jeffrey Wilder; United States Department of Justice
   presented by: Jeffrey Wilder, United States Department of Justice
 

Perspective from the Federal Trade Commission
By Michael Vita; Federal Trade Commission
   presented by: Michael Vita, Federal Trade Commission
                         Marta Wosinska, Federal Trade Commission
 

Perspective from the Competition and Markets Authority
By Mike Walker; Competition and Markets Authority
   presented by: Mike Walker, Competition and Markets Authority
 

Perspective from the Directorate General for Competition
By Pierre Regibeau; Directorate-General for Competition
   presented by: Pierre Regibeau, Directorate-General for Competition
 
Session ID 5: Theory of the firm
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Nahim Bin Zahur, Queen's University
 

Financing a Black Box: Dynamic Investment with Persistent Private Information
By Felix Feng; University of Washington
   presented by: Felix Feng, University of Washington
   Discussant:   Cole Williams,
 

Relational Dynamics to improve Government's Commitment: the Case of Natural Resource Extraction
By Elena Paltseva; SITE, Stockholm School of Economics
Gerhard Toews; New Economic School
Marta Troya-Martinez; New Economic School
   presented by: Marta Troya-Martinez, New Economic School
   Discussant:   Kuncheng Zheng, Northeastern University
 

Long-term Contracts and Efficiency in the Liquefied Natural Gas Industry
By Nahim Bin Zahur; Queen's University
   presented by: Nahim Bin Zahur, Queen's University
   Discussant:   Fabrizio Leone, ECARES
 

Duopoly Investment Behavior in the Presence of Chapter 11 Reorganization
By Joe Mazur; Purdue University
   presented by: Joe Mazur, Purdue University
   Discussant:   Shaowei Ke, University of Michigan
 
Session ID 29: Modeling Collusive Behavior
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Georgios Petropoulos, MIT, Bruegel and Stanford University
 

Stability of Collusion and Quality Differentiation: A Nash Bargaining Approach
By Thanos Athanasopoulos; Faculty of Business and Law; De Montfort University
Burak Dindaroglu; Izmir Institute of Technology
Georgios Petropoulos; MIT, Bruegel and Stanford University
   presented by: Georgios Petropoulos, MIT, Bruegel and Stanford University
   Discussant:   Martin Stuermer, International Monetary Fund
 

Tacit Collusion and CapacityConstraints
By Leonardo Madio; University of Padua
Aldo Pignataro; Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment
   presented by: Leonardo Madio, University of Padua
   Discussant:   Geert Van Moer, Hanken School of Economics
 

Collusion by Exclusion in Public Procurement
By Regina Seibel; University of Zurich
Samuel Skoda; University of Zurich
   presented by: Regina Seibel, University of Zurich
   Discussant:   Giacomo Calzolari, European University Institute
 
Session ID 34: Competition in Healthcare Markets
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Xuan Zhang, Singapore Management University
 

Entry Regulation and Competition: Evidence from retail and labor markets of pharmacists
By Davud Rostam-Afschar; University of Mannheim
Maximiliane Unsorg; University of Tübingen
   presented by: Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim
   Discussant:   Anders Munk-Nielsen, University of Copenhagen
 

Outcome-based prices in the English National Health Service: the Role of Provider Heterogeneity
By Enrico Maria Camarda; KU Leuven
   presented by: Enrico Maria Camarda, KU Leuven
   Discussant:   Elena Falcettoni, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
 

Distributional Effect of Insurer Concentration on Premiums: Evidence from the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
By Haizhen Lin; Indiana University
   presented by: Haizhen Lin, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Ashvin Gandhi, UCLA Anderson
 

Consolidations for Cost Savings? Hospital Mergers and Service Repositioning
By Yu Ding; UW-Madison
Chenyuan Liu; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Chenyuan Liu, Tsinghua University
   Discussant:   Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition; UMass Amherst
 

The Effect of Physician Group Mergers on the Health Outcomes of Medicare Beneficiaries
By Nathan Wilson; Federal Trade Commission
Brett Wendling; Federal Trade Commission
Tom Koch; FTC
   presented by: Nathan Wilson, Federal Trade Commission
   Discussant:   Xuan Zhang, Singapore Management University
 
Session ID 39: The Digital Economy
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Mo Xiao, University of Arizona
 

Digital Highways and Firm Turnover
By Lorien Sabatino; Polytechnic University of Turin
   presented by: Lorien Sabatino, Polytechnic University of Turin
   Discussant:   Michele Fioretti, Sciences Po
 

Regulating Platform Fees under Price Parity
By Renato Gomes; Toulouse School of Economics
Andrea Mantovani; Toulouse Business School
   presented by: Andrea Mantovani, Toulouse Business School
   Discussant:   Benjamin Rosa, Virginia Tech
 

The Economic Effects of Mobile Internet Access - Evidence from Roam-Like-at-Home
By Martin Quinn; Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Miguel Godinho de Matos; Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Christian Peukert; HEC Lausanne
   presented by: Martin Quinn, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
   Discussant:   R. Andrew Butters, Indiana University
 

Is Kodi Streaming Technology a Platform for Piracy of Media Content?
By Jonathan Williams; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Haoran Zhang; UNC at Chapel Hill
   presented by: Jonathan Williams, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
   Discussant:   Ge Zhang, Yale University
 

Data Usage and Strategic Pricing: Does Platform Entry Benefit Independent Traders?
By Wing Man Wynne Lam; University of East Anglia
Xingyi Liu; Aston University
   presented by: Wing Man Wynne Lam, University of East Anglia
   Discussant:   Nikita Roketskiy, UCL
 
Session ID 48: Entry and Welfare Consequences
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Cailin Slattery, Columbia Business School
 

Mergers, Entry, and Consumer Welfare
By Peter Caradonna; Georgetown University
Nathan Miller; Georgetown University
Gloria Sheu; Federal Reserve Board of Governors
   presented by: Peter Caradonna, Georgetown University
   Discussant:   Daniel Chaves, University of Western Ontario
 

Nonprofit Entry, Competition, and Fundraising
By Philip Gayle; Kansas State University
Teresa Harrison; Drexel University
   presented by: Teresa Harrison, Drexel University
   Discussant:   Jorge Ale-Chilet, Bar-Ilan University
 

Efficient and Convergent Sequential Pseudo-Likelihood Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Games
By Adam Dearing; The Ohio State University
Jason Blevins; The Ohio State University
   presented by: Adam Dearing, The Ohio State University
   Discussant:   Mathieu Marcoux, Université de Montréal
 

Economic Spillovers and Political Payoffs in Government Competition for Firms: Evidence from the Kansas City Border War
By Donghyuk Kim; Iowa State University
   presented by: Donghyuk Kim, Iowa State University
   Discussant:   Cailin Slattery, Columbia Business School
 
Session ID 61: Information and Quality
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Jong Jae Lee, Wuhan University
 

Misleading Labeling and Product Quality
By Frances Lee; Loyola University Chicago
   presented by: Frances Lee, Loyola University Chicago
   Discussant:   Z. Eddie Ning, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
 

Prices as signals of product quality in a duopoly
By Minghua Chen; Southwest University of Finance and Economics
Konstantinos Serfes; Drexel U
Eleftherios Zacharias; Athens University of Economics and Business
   presented by: Eleftherios Zacharias, Athens University of Economics and Business
   Discussant:   Egor Starkov, University of Copenhagen
 

Markets with Within-Seller Adverse Selection
By Anh H Nguyen; Carnegie Mellon University
Teck Yong Tan; University of Nebraska-Lincoln
   presented by: Teck Yong Tan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
   Discussant:   Heiko Karle, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
 

Score Disclosure
By Levent Celik; City, University of London
Mikhail Drugov; New Economic School, Moscow
   presented by: Levent Celik, City, University of London
   Discussant:   Jong Jae Lee, Wuhan University
 
Session ID 64: International Trade I
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues, University of Toronto
 

Policy Effects of International Taxation on Firm Dynamics and Capital Structure
By Adam Spencer; The University of Nottingham
   presented by: Adam Spencer, The University of Nottingham
   Discussant:   Robert Petrunia, Lakehead Universtiy
 

Teaching Them How To Fish: The Makings of Business Accelerators
By Chuan Chen; University of Wisconsin–Madison
Junnan HE; Sciences Po
   presented by: Junnan HE, Sciences Po
   Discussant:   Nicholas Vreugdenhil, ASU
 

Nonparametric Identification of Production Function, Total Factor Productivity, and Markup from Revenue Data
By Hiroyuki Kasahara; University of British Columbia
Yoichi Sugita; Hitotsubashi University
   presented by: Hiroyuki Kasahara, University of British Columbia
   Discussant:   Segundo Camino-Mogro, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
 

Land Market Frictions in Developing Countries: Evidence from Manufacturing Firms in India
By Aradhya Sood; University of Toronto and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
   presented by: Aradhya Sood, University of Toronto and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
   Discussant:   Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues, University of Toronto
 
Session ID 25: Non-Price Impacts of Mergers and Merger Policy: AlixPartners Sponsored Session
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Tasneem Chipty, AlixPartners
 

Horizontal Merger Analysis with Endogenous Product Range Choice
By Nisvan Erkal; University of Melbourne
Lijun Pan; Nanjing University
   presented by: Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne
   Discussant:   Leslie Marx, Duke University
 

Dynamic Merger Policy and Pre-Merger Investment: Equilibrium Product Choice by an Entrant
By Michael Katz; UC Berkeley
   presented by: Michael Katz, UC Berkeley
   Discussant:   William Rogerson, Northwestern University
 

Optimal merger standards for potential competition: the effect of ex ante investment incentives
By Abraham Wickelgren; University of Texas
   presented by: Abraham Wickelgren, University of Texas
   Discussant:   Florian Ederer, Yale University
 

Branch Network Proximity and the Effects of Bank Mergers
By David Benson; Federal Reserve Board
Sam Blattner; Fed Board
Serafin Grundl; Federal Reserve Board
You Suk Kim; Federal Reserve Board
Ken Onishi; Federal Reserve Board
   presented by: David Benson, Federal Reserve Board
   Discussant:   Chloe Le Coq, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas & Stockholm School of Economics
 
Session ID 2: The Economics of Growing and Managing Platforms
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Yaron Yehezkel, Tel Aviv University
 

Impact of Market Structure on Regulatory Compliance: Evidence from Online Censorship in China
By Z. Jessie Liu; Johns Hopkins University
   presented by: Z. Jessie Liu, Johns Hopkins University
   Discussant:   Muxin Li, UCLouvain
 

Platform Dynamics and Economic Development
By Danxia Xie; Tsinghua University
Buyuan Yang; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Buyuan Yang, Tsinghua University
   Discussant:   Bradley Larsen, Stanford University
 

Data regulation: who should control our data?
By Sarit Markovich; Northwestern University
Yaron Yehezkel; Tel Aviv University
   presented by: Yaron Yehezkel, Tel Aviv University
   Discussant:   Soo Jin Kim, ShanghaiTech University
 
Session ID 53: Online platforms: Asymmetric information and product quality
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Peter Newberry, University of Georgia
 

The Impact of Return Policies in E-commerce
By Peter Newberry; University of Georgia
Xiaolu Zhou; Xiamen University
   presented by: Peter Newberry, University of Georgia
   Discussant:   Hsin-Tien Tsai, National University of Singapore
 

Do Bad Businesses Get Good Reviews? Evidence from Online Review Platforms
By Devesh Raval; Federal Trade Commission
   presented by: Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission
   Discussant:   Sarah Moshary, University of Chicago Booth School of Bu
 

Platform Design and Innovation Incentives: Evidence from the Product Ratings System on Apple's App Store
By Benjamin Leyden; Cornell University
   presented by: Benjamin Leyden, Cornell University
   Discussant:   Michael Ward, University of Texas at Arlington
 

Playlisting Favorites: Measuring Platform Bias in the Music Industry
By Luis Aguiar; University of Zurich
Joel Waldfogel; University of Minnesota
Sarah Waldfogel; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Luis Aguiar, University of Zurich
   Discussant:   Clara Jean, Université Paris Saclay & Epitech
 
Session ID 13: R&D
May 1, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Guillem Roig, Universidad del Rosario
 

The Economics of Medical Procedure Innovation
By David Dranove; Kellogg School of Management
Craig Garthwaite; Kellogg School of Management
Bingxiao Wu; Rutgers University
   presented by: Bingxiao Wu, Rutgers University
   Discussant:   David Rivers, University of Western Ontario
 

High-Skill Immigration, Offshoring R&D, and Firm Dynamics
By Jingting Fan; Pennsylvania State University
   presented by: Jingting Fan, Pennsylvania State University
   Discussant:   Xintong Han, Concordia University and CIREQ
 

Modelling the impact of R&D grants and R&D tax credits on the economic performance of foreign-owned subsidiaries: A firm level panel analysis
By Helena Lenihan; Kemmy Business School University of Limerick
Kevin Mulligan; University of Limerick
Justin Doran; School of Economics
Christian Rammer; ZEW
Olubunmi Ipinnaiye; University of Limerick
   presented by: Helena Lenihan, Kemmy Business School University of Limerick
                         Kevin Mulligan, University of Limerick
   Discussant:   Cesare Righi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Learning and Disclosure of Interim Research Outcomes
By Nisvan Erkal; University of Melbourne
Guillem Roig; Universidad del Rosario
   presented by: Guillem Roig, Universidad del Rosario
   Discussant:   Igor Letina, University of Bern
 
Session ID 78: KEYNOTE and AWARDS
May 1, 2021 13:00 to 14:30
 
Session Chair: Robert Porter, Northwestern University
 

KEYNOTE: Regulating Website Security
By Michael Riordan; Columbia University
   presented by: Michael Riordan, Columbia University
                         Robert Porter, Northwestern University
 

Awards presented at the 19th annual IIIOC
By Robert Porter; Northwestern University
   presented by: Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan
                         Margaret Slade, University of British Columbia
 
Session ID 6: Vertical relationships I
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Sebastien Mitraille, Toulouse Business School
 

Subsidy policies and vertical integration: Can two virtues produce an evil?
By Giorgos Stamatopoulos; University of Crete
   presented by: Giorgos Stamatopoulos, University of Crete
   Discussant:   Yong Chao, University of Louisville
 

Vertical Relations and Dynamic Exclusion of Product Improvement
By David Gilo; Tel Aviv University
Yaron Yehezkel; Tel Aviv University
   presented by: David Gilo, Tel Aviv University
   Discussant:   Sebastien Mitraille, Toulouse Business School
 

Vertical Integration and Inefficiency in the Presence of a Gross Receipts Tax
By Benjamin Hansen; University of Oregon
Keaton Miller; University of Oregon
Caroline Weber; University of Washington
   presented by: Keaton Miller, University of Oregon
   Discussant:   Meilin Ma, Purdue University
 

Single sourcing from a supplier with unknown efficiency and capacity
By Sebastien Mitraille; Toulouse Business School
   presented by: Sebastien Mitraille, Toulouse Business School
   Discussant:   Serge Moresi, Charles River Associates
 
Session ID 15: Network Models of Markets
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Wing Man Wynne Lam, University of East Anglia
 

Product Differentiation and Oligopoly: a Network Approach
By Bruno Pellegrino; University of Maryland
   presented by: Bruno Pellegrino, University of Maryland
   Discussant:   Buyuan Yang, Tsinghua University
 

Distilling network effects from Steam
By Jose Tudon; ITAM
   presented by: Jose Tudon, ITAM
   Discussant:   Johannes Johnen, CORE/LIDAM, UCLouvain
 

Posthumous Trading Patterns on Artwork Prices
By Georgia Kosmopoulou; University of Oklahoma
   presented by: Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma
   Discussant:   Akhil Vohra, Stanford University
 

Searching for Results: Optimal Platform Design in a Network Setting
By George Charlson; Cambridge INET
   presented by: George Charlson, Cambridge INET
   Discussant:   Wing Man Wynne Lam, University of East Anglia
 
Session ID 20: Bundling, Algorithms, Apocalypse, and Second Choices
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Imke Reimers, Northeastern University
 

Algorithmic Competition, with Humans
By Matthew Leisten; Federal Trade Commission
   presented by: Matthew Leisten, Federal Trade Commission
   Discussant:   Jidong Zhou, Yale University
 

Bundle Discounts: Theory and evidence with one-way vs round-trip tickets
By Diego Escobari; The University of Texas RGV
Paan Jindapon; University of Alabama
Nicholas Rupp; East Carolina University
   presented by: Nicholas Rupp, East Carolina University
   Discussant:   Yufeng Huang, University of Rochester
 

Estimating Preferences and Substitution Patterns from Second Choice Data Alone
By Christopher Conlon; NYU Stern
Julie Mortimer; Boston College
Paul Sarkis; Boston College
   presented by: Christopher Conlon, NYU Stern
   Discussant:   Xintong Han, Concordia University and CIREQ
 

Offline Retail Exit and Online Prices
By Leshui He; Bates College
Imke Reimers; Northeastern University
Benjamin Shiller; Brandeis University
   presented by: Imke Reimers, Northeastern University
   Discussant:   Nathan Yang, Cornell University
 
Session ID 26: Managerial Incentives and Collusion
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: John Mayo, Georgetown University
 

Motivating Collusion
By Sangeun HA; HKUST
Fangyuan Ma; Peking University HSBC Business School
Alminas Zaldokas; HKUST
   presented by: Alminas Zaldokas, HKUST
   Discussant:   Aaron Barkley, University of Melbourne
 

Relative Performance Evaluation, Sabotage and Collusion
By Catarina Marvao; Technological University of Dublin (DIT) and SITE-Stockholm School of Econo
Matthew Bloomfield; The Wharton School of the University of
Giancarlo Spagnolo; Stockholm School of Economics
   presented by: Catarina Marvao, Technological University of Dublin (DIT) and SITE-Stockholm School of Econo
   Discussant:   Nina Yin, Central University of Finance and Economics
 

Do Managerial Incentives Facilitate Collusion?
By Marek Giebel; Copenhagen Business School
Anja Rösner; Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), University of Düsseldorf
   presented by: Anja Rösner, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), University of Düsseldorf
   Discussant:   John Mayo, Georgetown University
 
Session ID 40: Regulation and Imperfect Information
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Justin Marion, University of California, Santa Cruz
 

Inefficiency and Regulation in Credence Goods Markets with Altruistic Experts
By Anna Kerkhof; ifo Institute
Jonas Loebbing; LMU Munich
   presented by: Anna Kerkhof, ifo Institute
   Discussant:   Emanuele Tarantino, LUISS University & EIEF
 

Recovering Investor Expectations from Demand for Index Funds
By Mark Egan; Harvard University
Alexander MacKay; Harvard University
Hanbin Yang; Harvard University
   presented by: Alexander MacKay, Harvard University
   Discussant:   Ke Liu, Jinan University
 

Real Effects of Information Frictions Within Regulators: Evidence from Workplace Safety Violations
By Aneesh Raghunandan; London School of Economics
Thomas Ruchti; Carnegie Mellon University
   presented by: Aneesh Raghunandan, London School of Economics
   Discussant:   Martin Quinn, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
 

Investors' Beliefs and Asset Prices: A Structural Model of Cryptocurrency Demand
By Matteo Benetton; Berkeley Haas
Giovanni Compiani; University of Chicago
   presented by: Giovanni Compiani, University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Joonhwi Joo, University of Texas at Dallas
 
Session ID 49: Regulation and Firm Competition
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Seung-Hyun Hong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
 

GDPR and the Lost Generation of Innovative Apps
By Rebecca Janssen; ZEW Mannheim
Reinhold Kesler; University of Zurich
Michael Kummer; University of East Anglia
Joel Waldfogel; University of Minnesota
   presented by: Reinhold Kesler, University of Zurich
   Discussant:   Adi Shany, Tel Aviv University
 

Beyond Consumer Switching: Supply Responses to Food Packaging & Advertising Regulations
By Jorge Ale-Chilet; Bar-Ilan University
Sarah Moshary; University of Chicago Booth School of Bu
   presented by: Jorge Ale-Chilet, Bar-Ilan University
   Discussant:   Debi Mohapatra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 

Imposing equilibrium restrictions in the estimation of dynamic discrete games
By Victor Aguirregabiria; University of Toronto
Mathieu Marcoux; Université de Montréal
   presented by: Mathieu Marcoux, Université de Montréal
   Discussant:   Adam Dearing, The Ohio State University
 

Private Monopoly and Restricted Entry -- Evidence from the Notary Profession
By Frank Verboven; KU Leuven
Biliana Yontcheva; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
   presented by: Biliana Yontcheva, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
   Discussant:   Seung-Hyun Hong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
 
Session ID 57: Search
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Heski Bar-Isaac, University of Toronto
 

Influencing Search
By Cole Williams
Maarten Janssen; U Vienna
   presented by: Cole Williams,
   Discussant:   Paul Heidhues, University of Düsseldorf
 

An equilibrium search model of inventory management
By Fei Li; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Charles Murry; Boston College
Yiyi Zhou; Stony Brook University
   presented by: Charles Murry, Boston College
   Discussant:   Eleftherios Zacharias, Athens University of Economics and Business
 

Consumer Search and the Uncertainty Effect
By Heiko Karle; Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Heiner Schumacher; KU Leuven
Rune Volund; Aarhus University
   presented by: Heiko Karle, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
   Discussant:   Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne
 

Search, Showrooming, and Retailer Variety
By Heski Bar-Isaac; University of Toronto
Sandro Shelegia; University Pompeu Fabra
   presented by: Heski Bar-Isaac, University of Toronto
   Discussant:   Andrew Rhodes, Toulouse School of Economics
 
Session ID 62: Empirical Studies of Attention and Learning
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Christoph Walsh, Tilburg University
 

How do people update beliefs? Evidence from the laboratory
By Andrew Ching; Johns Hopkins University
Tanjim Hossain; University of Toronto
Shervin Shahrokhi Tehrani; University of Texas at Dallas
Clarice Zhao; University of Toronto
   presented by: Shervin Shahrokhi Tehrani, University of Texas at Dallas
   Discussant:   haobin bruce fan, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Fudan University
 

Observational Learning and Information Disclosure in Search Markets
By Yiyi Zhou; Stony Brook University
   presented by: Yiyi Zhou, Stony Brook University
   Discussant:   Michelangelo Rossi, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
 

Price Transparency, Media and Informative Advertising
By Itai Ater; Tel Aviv University
Oren Rigbi; Ben-Gurion U
   presented by: Itai Ater, Tel Aviv University
   Discussant:   Giulia Brancaccio, Cornell University
 

Attention and Inattention to Baseball Telecasts: Implications for Content (Re-)Design
By Xiao Liu; New York University
Matthew Shum; California Institute of Technology
Kosuke Uetake; Yale School of Management
   presented by: Kosuke Uetake, Yale School of Management
   Discussant:   Christoph Walsh, Tilburg University
 
Session ID 50: Auctions and Contests
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Gaurab Aryal, University of Virginia
 

Auctioning Annuities
By Gaurab Aryal; University of Virginia
   presented by: Gaurab Aryal, University of Virginia
   Discussant:   Yao Luo, University of Toronto
 

Ambiguity and Sequential Auctions: Theory and Estimation
By Daniel Bougt; Uppsala University
Gagan Ghosh; California State University Fullerton
Heng Liu; University of Michigan
   presented by: Daniel Bougt, Uppsala University
   Discussant:   Adriano De Leverano, ZEW Mannheim
 

Identification of Interdependent Values in Sequential First-Price Auctions
By Gagan Ghosh; California State University Fullerton
Heng Liu; University of Michigan
   presented by: Heng Liu, University of Michigan
   Discussant:   Daiqiang Zhang, University at Albany, SUNY
 

On the Timing of Auctions: The Effects of Complementarities on Sequential and Simultaneous Bidding
By Alex Arsenault-Morin; Queen's University
Hayri Alper Arslan; The University of Texas at San Antonio
Matthew Gentry; Florida State University
   presented by: Alex Arsenault-Morin, Queen's University
   Discussant:   Diwakar Raisingh, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

Hunting for the discouragement effect in contests
By Mikhail Drugov; New Economic School, Moscow
Dmitry Ryvkin; Florida State University
   presented by: Mikhail Drugov, New Economic School, Moscow
   Discussant:   Michael Ostrovsky, Stanford University
 
Session ID 14: Technology adoption, diffusion, & standardization
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Leonard Nakamura, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
 

Estimating the Costs of Standardization: Evidence from the Movie Industry
By El Hadi Caoui; University of Toronto
   presented by: El Hadi Caoui, University of Toronto
   Discussant:   Jose Miguel Abito, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan
 

Market competition and the adoption of clean technology: evidence from the taxi industry
By Raul Bajo-Buenestado; University of Navarra
   presented by: Raul Bajo-Buenestado, University of Navarra
   Discussant:   Yidan Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology
 

Technology Adoption in Input-Output Networks: A Study of the Python Programming Language
By Xintong Han; Concordia University
Lei Xu; Bank of Canada
   presented by: Lei Xu, Bank of Canada
   Discussant:   El Hadi Caoui, University of Toronto
 

Idea Diffusion and Property Rights
By Boyan Jovanovic; New York University
Zhu Wang; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
   presented by: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
   Discussant:   Leonard Nakamura, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
 
Session ID 31: Health Care R&D
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Guillem Roig, Universidad del Rosario
 

New medicines for serious diseases: the case of the FDA’s Breakthrough designation
By Manuel Hermosilla
   presented by: Manuel Hermosilla,
   Discussant:   Josh Feng, University of Utah - Eccles School of Bu
 

Global Drug Diffusion and Innovation with the Medicines Patent Pool
By Lucy Xiaolu Wang; Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition
   presented by: Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition; UMass Amherst
   Discussant:   Laura Lasio, McGill University
 

Stretching Vaccines: Optimal Vaccine Use Under Shortages
By Amrita Ahuja; Marshall Family Foundation
Michael Kremer; University of Chicago
Christopher Snyder; Dartmouth College
Alexander Tabarrok; George Mason University
Brandon Tan; Harvard University
Witold Wiecek; Independent
   presented by: Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
   Discussant:   Nora Szech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 

Competition and Attrition in Drug Development
By Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya; University of Virginia
   presented by: Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya, University of Virginia
   Discussant:   Guillem Roig, Universidad del Rosario
 
Session ID 22: Exploring Concentration
May 1, 2021 15:00 to 17:00
 
Session Chair: Pauline Affeldt, Technische Universität Berlin and DIW Berlin
 

Merger Analysis in the App Economy: An Empirical Model of Ad-Sponsored Media
By Kohei Kawaguchi; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Toshifumi Kuroda; Tokyo Keizai University
Susumu Sato; Hitotsubashi University
   presented by: Susumu Sato, Hitotsubashi University
   Discussant:   Andrey Simonov, Columbia University
 

Market Concentration in Europe: Evidence from Antitrust Markets
By Pauline Affeldt; Technische Universität Berlin and DIW Berlin
Tomaso Duso; DIW Berlin, TU Berlin, CEPR, CESifo
Klaus Gugler; WU Vienna
Joanna Piechucka; DIW Berlin
   presented by: Pauline Affeldt, Technische Universität Berlin and DIW Berlin
   Discussant:   Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University Jerusalem
 

"The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index and the distribution of social surplus"
By Yossi Spiegel; Tel Aviv University
   presented by: Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv University
   Discussant:   Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne
 

Concentration in Product Markets
By Lanier Benkard; Stanford University
Ali Yurukoglu; Stanford University
Anthony Lee Zhang; University of Chicago
   presented by: Anthony Lee Zhang, University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Pauline Affeldt, Technische Universität Berlin and DIW Berlin
 
Session ID 7: Vertical relationships II
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics and Busin
 

Impact of Online Grocery Shopping on Retail Competition and Profit Sharing
By Celine Bonnet; Toulouse School of Economics
Clara Etcheverry; Universities of Milan and Pavia
   presented by: Clara Etcheverry, Universities of Milan and Pavia
   Discussant:   Biliana Yontcheva, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
 

Market Structure, Vertical Integration & Farmers Welfare in the Costa Rica Coffee Industry
By Fabrizio Leone; ECARES
Rocco Macchiavello; LSE
Josepa Miquel Florensa; Toulouse School of Economics
Nicola Pavanini; Tilburg University
   presented by: Fabrizio Leone, ECARES
   Discussant:   Nahim Bin Zahur, Queen's University
 

What Explains an Increase in the Processor-Retailer Margin? New Insights from the U.S. Fresh Beef Market
By Meilin Ma; Purdue University
Yunjuan Liu; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   presented by: Yunjuan Liu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   Discussant:   Keaton Miller, University of Oregon
 

Supplier Encroachment with Complementary Inputs
By Chrysovalantou Milliou; Athens University of Economics and Business
Konstantinos Serfes; Drexel U
   presented by: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics and Busin
   Discussant:   Yaron Yehezkel, Tel Aviv University
 
Session ID 18: Price Competition and Dynamics
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Maarten Janssen, U Vienna
 

Multidimensional Non-Linear Pricing: Evidence from Energy Consumption with a Mixture Pricing Mechanism
By Xintong Han; Concordia University and CIREQ
Tong Wang; University of Edinburgh
   presented by: Xintong Han, Concordia University and CIREQ
   Discussant:   Richard Langford, Bates White Economic Consulting
 

A Dynamic Estimation Approach for Centralized Matching Markets: Understanding Segregation in Day Care
By Olivier De Groote; Toulouse School of Economics
Minyoung Rho; Markets, Organizations and Votes in Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Barcelona GSE
   presented by: Minyoung Rho, Markets, Organizations and Votes in Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Barcelona GSE
   Discussant:   Teresa Harrison, Drexel University
 

Multi-Dimensional Pass-Through and Welfare Measures under Imperfect Competition
By Takanori Adachi; Kyoto University
Michal Fabinger; University of Tokyo
   presented by: Takanori Adachi, Kyoto University
   Discussant:   Robert Ritz, University of Cambridge
 

Dynamic Pricing with Uncertain Capacities
By Daniel Garcia; University of Vienna
Maarten Janssen; U Vienna
Radostina Shopova; University of Vienna
   presented by: Maarten Janssen, U Vienna
   Discussant:   Pavel Andreyanov, Higher School of Economics
 
Session ID 21: Innovation, Crowdfunding, Pricing, and Complementarities
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Michelle Sovinsky, University of Mannheim
 

Seller-Pricing Frictions and Platform Remedies
By Yufeng Huang; University of Rochester
   presented by: Yufeng Huang, University of Rochester
   Discussant:   Yan Xu, Virginia Tech
 

Measuring Inefficiency of Patent Overlaps: The Case of 3D Printer Industry
By Kohei Kawaguchi; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Makoto Kadowaki
   presented by: Kohei Kawaguchi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
   Discussant:   Imke Reimers, Northeastern University
 

Entrepreneurial Learning and Disincentives in Crowdfunding Markets
By Yan Xu; Virginia Tech
Jian Ni; Johns Hopkins University
   presented by: Yan Xu, Virginia Tech
   Discussant:   Ying Lin, Belhaven University
 

Joints and More: Bundle Choices, Complementarities and Dynamics among Sin Goods
By Alessandra Allocca; University of Mannheim
Liana Jacobi; University of Melbourne
Michelle Sovinsky; University of Mannheim
   presented by: Michelle Sovinsky, University of Mannheim
   Discussant:   Matthew Leisten, Federal Trade Commission
 
Session ID 42: Regulation and Banking I
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Thomas Ruchti, Carnegie Mellon University
 

Bank Competition under Deregulation: Evidence from Wealth Management Products
By Liming Hou; Xiamen University
Shao-Chieh Hsueh; Xiamen University
Shuoxun Zhang; Xiamen University
   presented by: Shuoxun Zhang, Xiamen University
   Discussant:   Thomas Ruchti, Carnegie Mellon University
 

The Role of Regulation and Competition in Credit Allocation: Evidence from Small Business Lending
By Panagiotis Avramidis; ALBA--The American College of Greece
Konstantinos Serfes; Drexel U
Kejia Wu; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
   presented by: Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel U
   Discussant:   Giovanni Compiani, University of Chicago
 

The (unobservable) value of central bank’s refinancing operations
By Ugo Albertazzi; European Central Bank
Lorenzo Burlon; European Central Bank
Tomas Jankauskas; Tilburg University
Nicola Pavanini; Tilburg University
   presented by: Nicola Pavanini, Tilburg University
   Discussant:   Carlos Canon, Banco de Mexico
 

The Bank Churn Channel
By Erica Jiang; University of Southern California
Anthony Lee Zhang; University of Chicago
   presented by: Anthony Lee Zhang, University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Alexander MacKay, Harvard University
 
Session ID 44: Competition and Product Differentiation
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Allard van der Made, University of Groningen
 

Quality Differentiation and Spatial Clustering among Restaurants
By Pascal Mossay; Kyungpook National University
Jong Kook Shin; Korea University Sejong Campus
Grega Smrkolj; Newcastle University
   presented by: Grega Smrkolj, Newcastle University
   Discussant:   Germain Gaudin, University of Freiburg
 

Market Size and Product Composition: Evidence from Hollywood
By Joseph Kuehn; California State University, East Bay
Ryan Lampe; California State University, East Bay
   presented by: Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay
   Discussant:   Brett Hollenbeck, UCLA Anderson School of Management
 

How Markets Clear Without Prices? Service Time in Online Grocery
By Adi Shany; Tel Aviv University
Itai Ater; Tel Aviv University
   presented by: Adi Shany, Tel Aviv University
   Discussant:   Fang-Chang Kuo, National Chung Cheng University
 

Quality and Imperfect Competition
By Germain Gaudin; University of Freiburg
   presented by: Germain Gaudin, University of Freiburg
   Discussant:   Allard van der Made, University of Groningen
 
Session ID 58: Empirical Studies of Search and Quality
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Eliane H. Barker, Queen's University
 

Quality Disclosures and Disappointment: Evidence from the Academy Awards
By Michelangelo Rossi; Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
   presented by: Michelangelo Rossi, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
   Discussant:   Shervin Shahrokhi Tehrani, University of Texas at Dallas
 

INTERMEDIARIES AND PRODUCT SELECTION IN THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET
By Giulia Brancaccio; Cornell University
Karam Kang; Carnegie Mellon University
   presented by: Giulia Brancaccio, Cornell University
   Discussant:   James Dana, Northeastern University
 

Do Search Costs Explain Persistent Investment In Active Mutual Funds?
By Aljoscha Janssen; Singapore Management University
Jurre Thiel; Copenhagen Business School
   presented by: Jurre Thiel, Copenhagen Business School
   Discussant:   Chao Ma, Xiamen University
 

Private Equity, Consumers, and Competition
By Ashvin Gandhi; UCLA Anderson
YoungJun Song; Duke University (Fuqua)
Prabhava Upadrashta; Duke University (Fuqua)
   presented by: Prabhava Upadrashta, Duke University (Fuqua)
   Discussant:   Eliane H. Barker, Queen's University
 
Session ID 63: Advertising and Targeting
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Heski Bar-Isaac, University of Toronto
 

Sparking curiosity or tipping the scales? Targeted advertising to rationally inattentive consumers
By Andrei Matveenko; University of Copenhagen
Egor Starkov; University of Copenhagen
   presented by: Egor Starkov, University of Copenhagen
   Discussant:   Marit Hinnosaar, University of Nottingham, Collegio Carlo
 

How Does Competition Affect Exploration vs. Exploitation? A Tale of Two Recommendation Algorithms
By Z. Eddie Ning; Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
   presented by: Z. Eddie Ning, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
   Discussant:   Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
 

Steering Fallible Consumers
By Paul Heidhues; University of Düsseldorf
Mats Köster; Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Botond Koszegi; Central European University
   presented by: Mats Köster, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
   Discussant:   Heski Bar-Isaac, University of Toronto
 
Session ID 51: Designing Incentives in New Markets
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Yao Luo, University of Toronto
 

Choice Screen Auctions
By Michael Ostrovsky; Stanford University
   presented by: Michael Ostrovsky, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Antoine Dubus, ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles
 

Information Design in Common Value Auction with Moral Hazard: Application to OCS Leasing Auctions
By Anh H Nguyen; Carnegie Mellon University
   presented by: Anh H Nguyen, Carnegie Mellon University
   Discussant:   Gagan Ghosh, California State University Fullerton
 

Bidding for Contracts under Uncertain Demand: Skewed Bidding and Risk Sharing
By Yao Luo; University of Toronto
Hidenori Takahashi; Osaka University
   presented by: Yao Luo, University of Toronto
   Discussant:   Heng Liu, University of Michigan
 

A Structural Analysis of Simple Contracts
By Daiqiang Zhang; University at Albany, SUNY
   presented by: Daiqiang Zhang, University at Albany, SUNY
   Discussant:   Mikhail Drugov, New Economic School, Moscow
 

Competition under Incomplete Contracts and the Design of Procurement Policies
By Andres Gonzalez-Lira; UC Berkeley
   presented by: Andres Gonzalez-Lira, UC Berkeley
   Discussant:   Alex Arsenault-Morin, Queen's University
 
Session ID 9: Development, growth, and finance
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Chu Wang, East China Normal University
 

Inclusive Institutions, Capital Formation, and Origins of Rapid Industrialization: Evidence from the Colonial Commercial Bank Networks in Taiwan
By Ching-I Huang; National Taiwan University
Shao-yu Jheng; Department of Economics, National Taiwan University
   presented by: Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University
   Discussant:   Ricard Gil, Queen's University
 

Evidence of Accelerating Mismeasurement of Growth and Inflation in the U.S. in the 21st Century
By Leonard Nakamura; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
   presented by: Leonard Nakamura, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
   Discussant:   Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
 

Clan Culture and Corporate Innovation: evidence from Chinese firms
By Chu Wang; East China Normal University
   presented by: Chu Wang, East China Normal University
 
Session ID 10: New technology and new products
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Josh Feng, University of Utah - Eccles School of Bu
 

New Products
By Abhiroop Mukherjee; Hong Kong University of Science and Tech
Tomas Thornquist; AXA Chorus IM
Alminas Zaldokas; HKUST
   presented by: Alminas Zaldokas, HKUST
   Discussant:   Lei Xu, Bank of Canada
 

Standing on the Shoulders of Dwarfs: Dominant Firms and Innovation Incentives
By Luis Cabral; NYU Stern
   presented by: Luis Cabral, NYU Stern
   Discussant:   Jinglei Huang, Tsinghua University
 

The Value of Technology Releases in the Mobile App Ecosystem
By Jin-Hyuk Kim; University of Colorado at Boulder
Yidan Sun; Illinois Institute of Technology
Liad Wagman; Illinois Institute of Technology
   presented by: Yidan Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology
   Discussant:   Raul Bajo-Buenestado, University of Navarra
 

Killer Acquisitions and Beyond: Policy Effects on Innovation Strategies
By Igor Letina; University of Bern
Armin Schmutzler; University of Zurich
Regina Seibel; University of Zurich
   presented by: Igor Letina, University of Bern
   Discussant:   Bingxiao Wu, Rutgers University
 

Social Push and the Direction of Innovation
By Elias Einiö; VATT
Josh Feng; University of Utah - Eccles School of Bu
Xavier Jaravel; London School of Economics
   presented by: Josh Feng, University of Utah - Eccles School of Bu
   Discussant:   Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya, University of Virginia
 
Session ID 65: International Trade II
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Junnan HE, Sciences Po
 

Do Imports of Intermediate Inputs Generate Higher Productivity?: Evidence from Ecuadorian Manufacturing
By Segundo Camino-Mogro; Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Kathia Pinzon; FLACSO
Paul Carrillo-Maldonado; Inter-american Development Bank
   presented by: Segundo Camino-Mogro, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
   Discussant:   Hiroyuki Kasahara, University of British Columbia
 

Exporting and Investment under Credit Constraints
By Kim Huynh; Bank of Canada
Robert Petrunia; Lakehead Universtiy
Joel Rodrigue; Vanderbilt University
Walter Steingress; Bank of Canada
   presented by: Robert Petrunia, Lakehead Universtiy
   Discussant:   Paul Piveteau, Johns Hopkins University
 

Incomplete Environmental Regulation and Spatial Equilibrium in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
By Nicholas Vreugdenhil; ASU
   presented by: Nicholas Vreugdenhil, ASU
   Discussant:   Adam Spencer, The University of Nottingham
 

Foreign Competition along the Quality ladder
By Paul Piveteau; Johns Hopkins University
gabriel smagghue; banque de france
   presented by: Paul Piveteau, Johns Hopkins University
   Discussant:   Junnan HE, Sciences Po
 
Session ID 16: Merger Enforcement and Competition Policy: Charles River Associates Sponsored Session
May 2, 2021 10:30 to 12:30
 
Session Chair: Serge Moresi, Charles River Associates
 

Concentration Screens for Horizontal Mergers
By Volker Nocke; University of Mannheim
Michael Whinston; MIT
   presented by: Volker Nocke, University of Mannheim
   Discussant:   Ricardo Ribeiro, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
 

Competition Policy in a Simple General Equilibrium Model
By Louis Kaplow; Harvard University
   presented by: Louis Kaplow, Harvard University
   Discussant:   Michael Katz, UC Berkeley
 

The Evolution of Judicial Standards: Evidence from Litigated Merger Trials
By Jeffrey Macher; Georgetown University
John Mayo; Georgetown University
David Sappington; University of Florida
Mark Whitener; Georgetown University
   presented by: John Mayo, Georgetown University
   Discussant:   David Gilo, Tel Aviv University
 

The Upstream Pass-Through Rate, Bargaining Power and Estimating the Magnitude of the Raising Rivals' Costs (RRC) Effect
By William Rogerson; Northwestern University
   presented by: William Rogerson, Northwestern University
   Discussant:   Louis Kaplow, Harvard University
 

Vertical Mergers with Input Substitution: Double Marginalization, Foreclosure and Welfare
By Serge Moresi; Charles River Associates
Marius Schwartz; Georgetown University
   presented by: Serge Moresi, Charles River Associates
   Discussant:   Alexander Rodivilov, Stevens Institute of Technology
 
Session ID 4: Vertical relationships III
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Kuncheng Zheng, Northeastern University
 

Incentives for Contract Designers and Incomplete Contracts
By Alexander Rodivilov; Stevens Institute of Technology
   presented by: Alexander Rodivilov, Stevens Institute of Technology
   Discussant:   Felix Feng, University of Washington
 

The Effect of Competition in Upstream and Downstream Industries on Firm Boundaries
By Sahil Raina; University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business
Kuncheng Zheng; Northeastern University
   presented by: Sahil Raina, University of Alberta, Alberta School of Business
   Discussant:   Marta Troya-Martinez, New Economic School
 

A Model of Product Line Marketing
By Chuan He; Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder
Shaowei Ke; University of Michigan
Xingtan Zhang; University of Colorado Boulder
   presented by: Shaowei Ke, University of Michigan
   Discussant:   Joe Mazur, Purdue University
 

Neutral or Not? The Role of Uncertainty-Induced Feelings in Vertical Competition
By Yong Chao; University of Louisville
Lin Liu; University of Central Florida
Dongyuan Zhan; University College London
   presented by: Yong Chao, University of Louisville
   Discussant:   Giorgos Stamatopoulos, University of Crete
 
Session ID 19: Studies on Competition, Information, Pass-Through, and New Products
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Elena Pastorino, Stanford University
 

Secret Reserve Prices by Uninformed Sellers
By Pavel Andreyanov; Higher School of Economics
El Hadi Caoui; University of Toronto
   presented by: Pavel Andreyanov, Higher School of Economics
   Discussant:   Maarten Janssen, U Vienna
 

Dynamic Competition in the Era of Big Data
By Patrick Kehoe; Stanford University
Bradley Larsen; Stanford University
Elena Pastorino; Stanford University
   presented by: Elena Pastorino, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Michelle Sovinsky, University of Mannheim
 

Does competition increase pass-through?
By Robert Ritz; University of Cambridge
   presented by: Robert Ritz, University of Cambridge
   Discussant:   Teck Yong Tan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
 

Quantifying the Benefits of the Introduction of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle
By Richard Langford; Bates White Economic Consulting
Kenneth Gillingham; Yale University
   presented by: Richard Langford, Bates White Economic Consulting
   Discussant:   Christopher Conlon, NYU Stern
 
Session ID 23: Rising Concentration: Causes and Effects
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Zach Brown, University of Michigan
 

Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives
By Miguel Anton; IESE Business School
Florian Ederer; Yale University
Mireia Gine; University of Navarra & Wharton WRDS
Martin Schmalz; University of Oxford
   presented by: Florian Ederer, Yale University
   Discussant:   Anthony Lee Zhang, University of Chicago
 

Modelling the Objective Function of Managers in the Presence of Overlapping Shareholding
By Duarte Brito; Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Einer Elhauge; Harvard University
Ricardo Ribeiro; Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Helder Vasconcelos; Universidade Do Porto
   presented by: Ricardo Ribeiro, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
   Discussant:   Alminas Zaldokas, HKUST
 

Venture Capital, Knowledge Transfer and Competition
By Roberta Dessi; Toulouse School of Economics
sanxi li; Renmin University of China
Nina Yin; Central University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: sanxi li, Renmin University of China
   Discussant:   Susumu Sato, Hitotsubashi University
 

Market Power and Political Influence: Estimating the causal effect of concentration on lobbying in the automobile industry
By Cailin Slattery; Columbia Business School
Sarah Moshary; University of Chicago Booth School of Bu
   presented by: Cailin Slattery, Columbia Business School
   Discussant:   Zach Brown, University of Michigan
 
Session ID 27: Vertical Relationships and Competition
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Georgios Petropoulos, MIT, Bruegel and Stanford University
 

Direct-to-Consumer Sales by Manufacturers and Bargaining
By Javier D. Donna; University of Florida
Pedro Pereira; Autoridade da Concorrência
Andre Trindade; Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)
Renan C. Yoshida; Stanford University
   presented by: Javier D. Donna, University of Florida
   Discussant:   Marco Duarte, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

Incomplete information bargaining with applications to mergers, investment, and vertical integration
By Simon Loertscher; University of Melbourne
Leslie Marx; Duke University
   presented by: Leslie Marx, Duke University
   Discussant:   Matthijs Wildenbeest, Indiana U
 

Exploiting rivals' strengths
By Giacomo Calzolari; European University Institute
Vincenzo Denicolo; University of Bologna
   presented by: Giacomo Calzolari, European University Institute
   Discussant:   John Asker, UCLA
 

Pairwise forward trading and competition
By Geert Van Moer; Hanken School of Economics
   presented by: Geert Van Moer, Hanken School of Economics
   Discussant:   Georgios Petropoulos, MIT, Bruegel and Stanford University
 
Session ID 32: Provider Behavior and Patient Demand in Healthcare
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim
 

The Consequences of Medicare Pricing: An Explanation of Treatment Choice
By Elena Falcettoni; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
   presented by: Elena Falcettoni, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
   Discussant:   Chenyuan Liu, Tsinghua University
 

Understanding Demand for COVID-19 Antibody Testing
By Marta Serra-Garcia; University of California San Diego
Nora Szech; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
   presented by: Nora Szech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
   Discussant:   Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
 

Stigma as a barrier to treatment and adoption of innovation
By Laura Grigolon; University of Mannheim
Laura Lasio; McGill University
   presented by: Laura Lasio, McGill University
   Discussant:   Enrico Maria Camarda, KU Leuven
 

Consumption Responses to an Unpopular Policy: Evidence from a Short-lived Soda Tax
By Andrew Ching; Johns Hopkins University
Daniel Goetz; University of Toronto Mississauga
   presented by: Andrew Ching, Johns Hopkins University
   Discussant:   Luca Maini, University of North Carolina at Chapel H
 

Retail Pharmacies and Drug Diversion during the Opioid Epidemic
By Aljoscha Janssen; Singapore Management University
Xuan Zhang; Singapore Management University
   presented by: Xuan Zhang, Singapore Management University
   Discussant:   Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim
 
Session ID 41: Regulation and Banking II
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel U
 

The Value of Lending Relationships
By Andrew Bird; Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Hertzel; Arizona State University
Stephen Karolyi; Carnegie Mellon University
Thomas Ruchti; Carnegie Mellon University
   presented by: Thomas Ruchti, Carnegie Mellon University
   Discussant:   Shuoxun Zhang, Xiamen University
 

Reciprocal Lending Relationships Between Financial Conglomerates: Evidence from the Mexican Repo Market
By Carlos Canon; Banco de Mexico
Jorge H A; Universidad del Rosario
Karoll Gomez; Universidad Nacional de Colombia
   presented by: Carlos Canon, Banco de Mexico
   Discussant:   Anna Kerkhof, ifo Institute
 

Credit Conditions when Lenders are Commonly Owned
By Laura Grigolon; University of Mannheim
Emanuele Tarantino; LUISS University & EIEF
   presented by: Emanuele Tarantino, LUISS University & EIEF
   Discussant:   Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel U
 

FinTech Lending and Financial Inclusion
By Yuk-fai Fong; The University of Hong Kong
Ke Liu; Jinan University
Xiaoxuan Meng; Hong Kong University
Kar Yan Tam; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
   presented by: Ke Liu, Jinan University
   Discussant:   Erica Jiang, University of Southern California
 
Session ID 43: Studies of Market Regulation
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Ge Zhang, Yale University
 

Dirty Business: Principal-Agent Problems in Hazardous Waste Remediation
By Justin Marion; University of California, Santa Cruz
   presented by: Justin Marion, University of California, Santa Cruz
   Discussant:   Daniel Goetz, Rotman School of Management
 

Saving for a Dry Day: Coal, Dams and Energy Prices
By Michele Fioretti; Sciences Po
JORGE TAMAYO; Harvard University
   presented by: Michele Fioretti, Sciences Po
   Discussant:   Gloria Colmenares, University of Münster
 

Soaking Up the Sun: Battery Investment, Renewable Energy, and Market Equilibrium
By R. Andrew Butters; Indiana University
Jackson Dorsey; Indiana University
Gautam Gowrisankaran; University of Arizona
   presented by: R. Andrew Butters, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Mo Xiao, University of Arizona
 

Storing Power: Market Structure Matters
By David Andres-Cerezo; EUI, Dept of Economics
   presented by: David Andres-Cerezo, EUI, Dept of Economics
   Discussant:   Joao Granja, University of Pennsylvania
 
Session ID 45: Competition, Quality, and Product Variety
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Reinhold Kesler, University of Zurich
 

Quality Provision of Airline Mergers: The Case of Alaska-Virgin America Merger
By Shih-Hsien Chuang; Northwest Missouri State University
JUNPYO PARK; University of Northern Colorado
   presented by: Shih-Hsien Chuang, Northwest Missouri State University
   Discussant:   Yongjoon Park, University of Massachusetts Amherst
 

Endogenous Product Lines
By Allard van der Made; University of Groningen
   presented by: Allard van der Made, University of Groningen
   Discussant:   Grega Smrkolj, Newcastle University
 

Taxation and Product Variety: Evidence from the Brazilian Automobile Industry
By Daniel Chaves; University of Western Ontario
   presented by: Daniel Chaves, University of Western Ontario
   Discussant:   Ryan Lampe, California State University, East Bay
 

Shirking with Good Reputation? Evidence from Hotel Industry
By Fang-Chang Kuo; National Chung Cheng University
   presented by: Fang-Chang Kuo, National Chung Cheng University
   Discussant:   Reinhold Kesler, University of Zurich
 
Session ID 59: Pricing
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics and Busin
 

Monopoly pricing, optimal randomization and resale
By Simon Loertscher; University of Melbourne
Ellen Muir; Stanford University
   presented by: Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne
   Discussant:   Anh H Nguyen, Carnegie Mellon University
 

Third-Degree Price Discrimination in Oligopoly When Markets Are Covered
By Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt; Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Christian Wey; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
   presented by: Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
   Discussant:   Levent Celik, City, University of London
 

Price Skimming: Commitment and Delay in Bargaining with Outside Option
By Dongkyu Chang; City University of Hong Kong
Jong Jae Lee; Wuhan University
   presented by: Jong Jae Lee, Wuhan University
   Discussant:   Frances Lee, Loyola University Chicago
 

Stores versus storage
By V Bhaskar; University of Texas Austin
Nikita Roketskiy; UCL
   presented by: Nikita Roketskiy, UCL
   Discussant:   Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics and Busin
 
Session ID 52: Online banking and Fintech
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

How Does a Firm Adapt in a Changing World? The Case of Prosper Marketplace
By Xinlong Li; Nanyang Technological University
Andrew Ching; Johns Hopkins University
   presented by: Xinlong Li, Nanyang Technological University
   Discussant:   Kosuke Uetake, Yale School of Management
 

Open Banking: Credit Market Competition When Borrowers Own the Data
By Zhiguo He; University of Chicago
jing huang
Jidong Zhou; Yale University
   presented by: Jidong Zhou, Yale University
   Discussant:   Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma
 

Bank-Platform Competition in the Credit Market
By Sara Biancini; CY Cergy Paris Université
Marianne Verdier; U Paris 2
   presented by: Marianne Verdier, U Paris 2
   Discussant:   Shota Ichihashi, Bank of Canada
 

Spatial Competition with Online Platforms: Theory and Evidence from the Wealth Management Product Market
By Chao Ma; Xiamen University
Shuoxun Zhang; Xiamen University
   presented by: Chao Ma, Xiamen University
   Discussant:   Robert Donnelly, Instacart
 
Session ID 11: Patents II
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: Mitsuru Igami, Yale University
 

Patenting inventions or inventing patents? Strategic use of continuations at the USPTO
By Cesare Righi; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Timothy Simcoe; Boston University
   presented by: Cesare Righi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Discussant:   Helena Lenihan, Kemmy Business School University of Limerick
 

Entrepreneur-Investor Information Design
By Oleg Muratov; University of Bern
   presented by: Oleg Muratov, University of Bern
   Discussant:   Tatiana Rosa, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
 

Patent Enforcement and Innovation
By Marek Giebel; Copenhagen Business School
   presented by: Marek Giebel, Copenhagen Business School
   Discussant:   Mitsuru Igami, Yale University
 
Session ID 12: Productivity and its determinants
May 2, 2021 13:00 to 15:00
 
Session Chair: David Rivers, University of Western Ontario
 

The Value of Information in Competitive Markets: The Impact of Big Data on Small and Medium Enterprises
By Jose Enrique Galdon-Sanchez; Universidad Pública de Navarra
Ricard Gil; Queen's University
Guillermo Uriz-Uharte; University College of London
   presented by: Ricard Gil, Queen's University
   Discussant:   Ching-I Huang, National Taiwan University
 

Estimating Production Functions with Fixed Effects
By Jose Miguel Abito; Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan
Elizaveta Brover; University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Hui; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Jose Miguel Abito, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvan
   Discussant:   Devesh Raval, Federal Trade Commission
 

Sequential Innovation and The Distribution of Profit: from Theory to Data
By Danxia Xie; Tsinghua University
Jinglei Huang; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Jinglei Huang, Tsinghua University
   Discussant:   Luis Cabral, NYU Stern
 

Financial Shocks, Productivity, and Prices
By Simone Lenzu; NYU Stern
David Rivers; University of Western Ontario
Joris Tielens; KU Leuven
   presented by: David Rivers, University of Western Ontario
   Discussant:   Jingting Fan, Pennsylvania State University
 

73 sessions, 277 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers
 
Index of Participants

Legend: C=chair, P=Presenter, D=Discussant
#ParticipantRoles in Conference
2Abito, Jose MiguelD14, P12
3Adachi, TakanoriD17, P18
4Affeldt, PaulineP22, D22, C22
5Agarwal, NikhilP76
6Aguiar, LuisD54, P53
7Ale-Chilet, JorgeD48, P49
8Andres-Cerezo, DavidP43
9Andreyanov, PavelD18, P19
10Angelucci, CharlesP37
11Arsenault-Morin, AlexP50, D51
12Aryal, GaurabD1, P50, C50
13Asker, JohnP24, D27
14Ater, ItaiD60, P62
15Bajo-Buenestado, RaulP14, D10
16Bar-Isaac, HeskiP57, C57, D63, C63
17Barahona, NanoP74
18Barkley, AaronP28, D26
19Basker, EmekD46, C46
20Benson, DavidD28, P25
21Bostanci, GorkemP72
22Bougt, DanielP50
23Brancaccio, GuiliaD73
24Brancaccio, GiuliaD62, P58
25Brown, ZachP24, D23, C23
26Buchholz, NicholasD68
27Butters, R. AndrewD39, P43
28Cabral, LuisP10, D12
29Calzolari, GiacomoD29, P27
30Camarda, Enrico MariaP34, D32
31Camino-Mogro, SegundoD64, P65
32Canon, CarlosD42, P41
33Caoui, El HadiP14, D14
34Caradonna, PeterP48
35Celik, LeventP61, D59
36Chao, YongD6, P4
37Charlson, GeorgeD30, P15
38Chaves, DanielD48, P45
39Ching, AndrewD33, P32
40Chipty, TasneemC25
41Chuang, Shih-HsienP45
42Colmenares, GloriaD43
43Compiani, GiovanniP40, D42
44Conlon, ChristopherP20, D19
45Dana, JamesP60, D58
46De Leverano, AdrianoP33, D50
47Dearing, AdamP48, D49
48Dertwinkel-Kalt, MarkusD63, P59
49Diaz Campo, CeciliaP71
50Dickstein, MichaelD71
51Donna, Javier D.D74, P27
52Donnelly, RobertP54, D52
53Drugov, MikhailP50, D51
54Duarte, MarcoP28, D27
55Dubus, AntoineP1, D51
56Ederer, FlorianD25, P23
57Eizenberg, AlonD73, C73, P24, D22
58Ellison, GlennD70, C70
59Erkal, NisvanP25, D22
60Ershov, DanielD67
61Etcheverry, ClaraP7
62Falcettoni, ElenaD34, P32
63Fan, JingtingP13, D12
64fan, haobin bruceP60, D62
65Feng, FelixP5, D4
66Feng, JoshP33, D31, P10, C10
67Fioretti, MicheleD39, P43
68Gandhi, AshvinP33, C33, D34
69Ganguly, MadhuparnaP66
70Gaudin, GermainP44, D44
71Gavazza, AlessandroP76
72Gentry, MatthewD75
73Ghosh, GaganD51
74Giebel, MarekD8, P11
75Gil, RicardD9, P12
76Gilo, DavidP6, D16
77Giorgetti, Maria LetiziaD33
78Goetz, DanielP38, D43
79Gong, ZhengP67
80Gonzalez-Lira, AndresP51
81Gozen, SuleymanP68
82Granja, JoaoP74, D43
83Guess, AndrewD37, C37
84Gupta, CharuP75
85H. Barker, ElianeP68, D58, C58
86Han, XintongD13, D20, P18
87Harris, AdamP69
88Harrison, TeresaP48, D18
89HE, JunnanP64, D65, C65
90Heidhues, PaulP17, C17, D57
91Hendricks, KennethC76
92Hermosilla, ManuelD33, P31
93Herscovici, StevenC28
94Hinnosaar, MaritP28, D63
95Hollenbeck, BrettP46, D44
96Hong, Seung-HyunD49, C49
97Hortacsu, AliD70
98Houde, Jean-FrancoisD67, C67, P77, C52
99Huang, Ching-IP9, D12
100Huang, YufengD20, P21
101Huang, JingleiD10, P12
102Hubbard, ThomasD69, C69
103Ichihashi, ShotaP30, D52
104Igami, MitsuruP8, D11, C11
105Iyoha, EbehiP72
106Janssen, MaartenP18, C18, D19
107Jean, ClaraP54, C54, D53
108Jiang, EricaD41
109Jin, ChuqingP70
110Jinushi, RyojiP66
111Johansen, BjørnP71
112Johnen, JohannesP30, D15
113Joo, JoonhwiP46, D40
114Kaplow, LouisP16, D16
115Karle, HeikoD61, P57
116Kasahara, HiroyukiP64, D65
117Kastl, JakubP77
118Katz, MichaelP25, D16
119Kawaguchi, KoheiD17, P21
120Köster, MatsP63
121Ke, ShaoweiD5, P4
122Kerkhof, AnnaP40, D41
123Kesler, ReinholdP49, D45, C45
124Khmelnitskaya, EkaterinaP31, D10
125Kim, Soo JinP1, C1, D2
126Kim, DonghyukP48
127Kosmopoulou, GeorgiaP15, D52
128Kuo, Fang-ChangD44, P45
129Kwoka, JohnD28
130Kyle, MargaretD75
131Lafontaine, FrancineP78
132Lam, Wing Man WynneP39, D15, C15
133Lampe, RyanP44, D45
134Langford, RichardD18, P19
135Larsen, BradleyP1, D2
136Lasio, LauraD31, P32
137Le Coq, ChloeP28, D25
138Leccese, MarioP74
139Lee, FrancesP61, D59
140Lee, Jong JaeD61, C61, P59
141Lee, RobinD75, C75
142Leisten, MatthewP20, D21
143Lenihan, HelenaP13, D11
144Leone, FabrizioD5, P7
145Letina, IgorD13, P10
146Leyden, BenjaminD54, P53
147Li, MuxinD2
148li, sanxiP23
149Li, XinlongP52
150Lin, HaizhenD33, P34
151Lin, YingP17, D21
152Liu, QihongD66, C66
153Liu, HengP50, D51
154Liu, Z. JessieD1, P2
155Liu, ChenyuanP34, D32
156Liu, YunjuanP7
157Liu, KeD40, P41
158Loertscher, SimonD57, P59
159Luo, HongD67
160Luo, YaoD72
161Luo, YaoD50, P51, C51
162Ma, MeilinD6
163Ma, ChaoD58, P52
164MacKay, AlexanderP40, D42
165Madio, LeonardoD28, P29
166Maini, LucaP33, D32
167Mantovani, AndreaD38, P39
168Marcoux, MathieuD48, P49
169Marion, JustinD38, C40, P43
170Marvao, CatarinaD24, P26
171Marx, LeslieD25, P27
172Mayo, JohnD26, C26, P16
173Mazur, JoeP5, D4
174Miller, NathanD46
175Miller, KeatonP6, D7
176Milliou, ChrysovalantouP7, C7, D59, C59
177Minaev, AndreyP67
178Mitraille, SebastienP6, D6, C6
179Mohapatra, DebashritaP68
180Mohapatra, DebiD49
181Moresi, SergeD6, P16, C16
182Moshary, SarahP37, D53
183Muehlegger, ErichD71
184Mulligan, KevinP13
185Munk-Nielsen, AndersP33, D34
186Muratov, OlegD8, P11
187Murphy, AlvinD69
188Murry, CharlesD24, P57
189Nakamura, LeonardD14, C14, P9
190Newberry, PeterD54, P53, C53
191Nguyen, Anh HP51, D59
192Ning, Z. EddieD61, P63
193Nocke, VolkerD24, P16
194Ong, DavidP46, D46
195Ostrovsky, MichaelD50, P51
196Pan, BoP8
197Park, YongjoonD45
198Pastorino, ElenaP19, C19
199Pavanini, NicolaD69, P42
200Pellegrino, BrunoD1, P15
201Peng, YushiP69
202Petropoulos, GeorgiosP29, C29, D27, C27
203Petrunia, RobertD64, P65
204Piveteau, PaulP65, D65
205Porter, RobertC77, P78, C78
206Quinn, MartinP39, D40
207Raghunandan, AneeshP40
208Raina, SahilP4
209Raisingh, DiwakarP70, D50
210Raval, DeveshD72, P53, D12
211Rösner, AnjaD28, P26
212Regibeau, PierreP56
213Reiley, DavidD37
214Reimers, ImkeP20, C20, D21
215Rho, MinyoungP18
216Rhodes, AndrewD57
217Ribeiro, RicardoD16, P23
218Richert, EricP70
219Righi, CesareD13, P11
220Riordan, MichaelP78
221Ritz, RobertD18, P19
222Rivers, DavidD13, P12, C12
223Rodivilov, AlexanderD16, P4
224Rogerson, WilliamD25, P16
225Roig, GuillemP13, C13, D31, C31
226Roketskiy, NikitaD39, P59
227Rosa, TatianaP8, D11
228Rosa, BenjaminP38, D39
229Rossi, MichelangeloD62, P58
230Rostam-Afschar, DavudP34, D32, C32
231Ruchti, ThomasD42, C42, P41
232Rupp, NicholasD17, P20
233Ryan, ConorP71
234Sabatino, LorienD38, P39
235Sato, SusumuP22, D23
236Schlütter, FrankP66
237Schmidt-Dengler, PhilippD74, C74
238Schrimpft, PaulD71, C71
239Schwabe, RainerC24
240Seibel, ReginaD28, P29
241Seiler, StephanD37
242Sen, DebapriyaD66, P8
243Serfes, KonstantinosP42, D41, C41
244Shahrokhi Tehrani, ShervinP62, D58
245Shany, AdiD49, P44
246Simon P Anderson, SimonD66
247Simonov, AndreyP37, D22
248Slade, MargaretP78
249Slattery, CailinD48, C48, P23
250Smith, DominicP46
251Smrkolj, GregaP44, D45
252Snyder, ChristopherP31, D32
253Somaini, PauloD70
254Somerville, JasonD46
255Sood, AradhyaD60, C60, P64
256Souza-Rodrigues, EduardoD64, C64
257Sovinsky, MichelleP21, C21, D19
258Spencer, AdamP64, D65
259Spiegel, YossiD8, C8, P22
260Stamatopoulos, GiorgosP6, D4
261Starkov, EgorD61, P63
262Stuermer, MartinP28, D29
263Sun, YidanP30, D14, P10
264Szech, NoraD31, P32
265Tan, Teck YongP61, D19
266Tarantino, EmanueleD40, P41
267Thiel, JurreD60, P58
268Tian, Xiaoye (Phoebe)P69
269Tkachenko, AndreyP75
270Town, RobertD68, C68
271Troya-Martinez, MartaP5, D4
272Tsai, Hsin-TienP54, D53
273Tuchman, AnnaD37
274Tudon, JoseD30, P15
275Uetake, KosukeP62, D52
276Upadrashta, PrabhavaP58
277Ursu, RalucaP37
278van der Made, AllardD44, C44, P45
279Van Moer, GeertD29, P27
280Verdier, MarianneD30, P52
281Villas-Boas, SofiaD72, C72
282Vita, MichaelP56
283Vohra, AkhilP30, D15
284Vreugdenhil, NicholasD64, P65
285Walker, MikeP56
286Walsh, ChristophP60, D62, C62
287Wang, Lucy XiaoluD34, P31
288Wang, ChuD8, P9, C9
289Wang, EmilyD74
290Wang, ZhuP14, D9
291Ward, MichaelP54, D53
292White, LawrenceC56
293Wickelgren, AbrahamD24, P25
294Wildenbeest, MatthijsP24, D27
295Wilder, JeffreyP56
296Williams, JonathanD38, C38, P39
297Williams, ColeD5, P57
298Wilson, NathanD33, P34
299Wittwer, MilenaP73
300Woroch, GlennP56
301Wosinska, MartaP56
302Wu, JiafengP75
303Wu, BingxiaoP13, D10
304Xiao, MoP38, C39, D43
305Xu, YanP21, D21
306Xu, LeiP14, D10
307Yang, Kai HaoD30, C30
308Yang, NathanP17, D20
309Yang, BuyuanP2, D15
310Yao, XinluP73, D54
311Yehezkel, YaronP2, C2, D7
312Yin, NinaD26
313Yontcheva, BilianaP49, D7
314Yuan, HanP67
315Yurukoglu, AliD73
316Zacharias, EleftheriosP61, D57
317Zahur, Nahim BinP5, C5, D7
318Zaldokas, AlminasP26, P10, D23
319Zhang, DaiqiangD50, P51
320Zhang, XuanD34, C34, P32
321Zhang, GeP38, D39, C43
322Zhang, ShuoxunP42, D41
323Zhang, Anthony LeeP22, P42, D23
324Zheng, KunchengD5, C4
325Zhou, JidongD20, P52
326Zhou, YiyiD68, P62
327Zhu, XinrongP72
328Zubanov, AndreyP73

 

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