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.
Organizers:
Topics: Competition and Regulation , Consumers , Markets