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September 26, 2014

Berlin IO Day

The 3rd Berlin IO Day

Date

September 26, 2014

Location

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Room 22
Spandauer Straße 1
10178 Berlin

The Berlin IO Day is a one-day workshop sponsored by Berlin's leading academic institutions, including DIW Berlin, ESMT, WZB, Humboldt University Berlin, and Technical University Berlin which takes place twice a year, in the Fall and in the Spring. The aim is to create an international forum for high quality research in Industrial Organization in the heart of Berlin, one of Europe's most vibrant and intellectually lively cities.

09:00 Registration

09:30 Welcome
Roland Strausz (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Morning

Chair:

Daniel Klapper (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

09:45



10:45
The Effects of Banning Advertising on Demand, Supply and Welfare: Structural Estimation on a Junk Food Market
Pierre Dubois (Toulouse School of Economics)
Discussion
11:00 Coffee break
11:30

12:30
Sales Information, Quality, and Competition         
Marc Möller (Universität Bern)
Discussion

12:45

Lunch

Afternoon

Chair:

Radosveta Ivanova-Stenzel (TU Berlin)

14:00



15:00
Non-Linear Income Effects and the Welfare Consequences of Tax in Differentiated Product Oligopoly
Rachel Griffith (The University of Manchester)
Discussion
15:15


16:15
Contractual Structures and Consumer Misperceptions – The Case of Product Warranties
Christian Michel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Discussion
16:30 Coffee break
17:00

18:00
Capacity Market Fundamentals
Axel Ockenfels (Universität zu Köln)
Discussion

18:15

Closing remarks

Tomaso Duso (DIW Berlin)

20:00

Dinner (by invitation only)

The Berlin IO Day is a one-day workshop sponsored by the Berlin Centre for Consumer Policies (BCCP) and supported by the Berlin's leading academic institutions, including DIW Berlin, ESMT Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and WZB which takes place twice a year, in the Fall and in the Spring.

For each Berlin IO Day, we will invite four or five speakers to present their recent work on a variety of IO topics, followed by a general discussion. The aim is to create an international forum for high quality research in Industrial Organization in the heart of Berlin, one of Europe's most vibrant and intellectually lively cities.

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