IO Seminar 2009

The DIW Berlin „Information Society and Competition“ and “Innovation, Manufacturing, Service” joint seminar focuses on advances in applied microeconomics, industrial organization and economic policy issues.

Organization:
Pio Baake, DIW Berlin, pbaake@diw.de, +49 30 89789-306
Jens Schmidt-Ehmcke, DIW Berlin, jschmidtehmcke@diw.de, +49 30 89789-296
Vanessa von Schlippenbach, DIW Berlin, vschlippenbach@diw.de, +49 30 89789-298


23.04.2009

David Saal, Aston Business School:
Economies of Scope in Electricity Distribution


30.04.2009

Vyacheslav Dombrovsky, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, Riga:
Campaign Contributions and Firm Performance: The Latvian Way


14.05.2009

Georg Weizsäcker, LSE and DIW Berlin:
Do We Follow Others When We Should? A Simple Test of Rational Expectations


28.05.2009

Benjamin Klaus, Goethe Universität Frankfurt:
Hedge Funds and Prime Brokers: The Role of Funding Risk


09.06.2009

Frank Wolak, Stanford University:
How Do Firms Exercise Market Power? Evidence from a Multi-Unit Auction Market
Paper (PDF)


18.06.2009

Yves Breitmoser, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder):
Forward Trading and Capacity Precommitment in Oligopoly


09.07.2009

Alexander Rasch, Universität zu Köln:
The Double Auction with Inequity Aversion


16.07.2009

Markus Reisinger, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München:
Successive Oligopolies with Differentiated Firms and Endogenous Entry
Paper (PDF)