{"id":956,"date":"2018-07-03T14:57:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T18:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/tpri\/?page_id=956"},"modified":"2018-08-17T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T17:57:35","slug":"competition-conference-2018-program-and-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/tpri\/competition-conference-2018-program-and-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition Conference 2018 Program and Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Breakfast<\/td>\n8:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Introduction, Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig<\/td>\n9:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Firm markups and industry concentration are rising; what\u2019s the cause and is this trend a problem? [video<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHow EU Markets Became More Competitive Than US Markets<\/a>\u201d Germ\u00e1n Guti\u00e9rrez and Thomas Philippon [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n9:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIntangibles, Investment, and Efficiency<\/a>,\u201d Nicolas Crouzet and Janice Eberly [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n9:35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cInformation Technology and Industry Concentration<\/a>,\u201d James Bessen [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n9:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMarkups in the Digital Era<\/a>,\u201d Sara Calligaris, Chiara Criscuolo, Luca Marcolin [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n10:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commentary: Nancy Rose [slides<\/a>], Hal Varian [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n10:35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q&A<\/td>\n11:05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Break<\/td>\n11:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2. Challenges to Antitrust Enforcement<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSerial Collusion by Multi-product Firms<\/a>,\u201d William Kovacic, Robert Marshall, Michael Meurer [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n11:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cNew Evidence, Proofs, And Legal Theories on Horizontal Shareholding<\/a>,\u201d Einer Elhauge [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n11:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commentary: Erik Hovenkamp [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n12:10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q&A<\/td>\n12:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lunch<\/strong><\/td>\n12:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keynote Speaker: Fiona Scott Morton [video<\/a>]<\/strong>
\nYale University, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics, Antitrust Division
\n“Is lack of competition enforcement a cause of rising markups?”<\/span><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q&A<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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3. Do platform\/Big Data companies diminish competition and innovation? [video<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cNetwork Effects and Market Power: What Have We Learned in the Last Decade?<\/a>\u201d Catherine Tucker [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n13:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThreat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market<\/a>,\u201d Wen Wen and Feng Zhu [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n13:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cData as Labor<\/a>\u201d Glen Weyl [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n14:10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commentary: Marc Rysman [slides<\/a>], Michael Salinger<\/td>\n14:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q&A<\/td>\n15:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Break<\/td>\n15:10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Is labor market concentration a significant threat to wages?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cLabor Market Concentration<\/a>,\u201d Jos\u00e9 Azar, Ioana Marinescu, and Marshall I. Steinbaum [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n15:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cStrong Employers and Weak Employees: How Does Employer Concentration Affect Wages?<\/a>\u201d Efraim Benmelech, Nittai Bergman, and Hyunseob Kim [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n15:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s not Just Monopoly and Monopsony<\/a>,\u201d Josh Bivens, Lawrence Mishel, and John Schmitt [slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n16:05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commentary: Ioana Marinescu [slides<\/a>], Keith Hylton<\/td>\n16:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q&A<\/td>\n16:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Closing<\/td>\n17:05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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