Economics 3650hf: The Industrial Organization Workshop

The workshop is sponsored by BATES WHITE.

Robin S. Lee & Marc Rysman
Date & Hours: M., 2:30–4.
Location: Littauer, North Yard, Room M-16
EXAM GROUP: Fall: 16; Spring: 6
Speakers present current research in the field in a seminar setting.

Date

Name

Title

Location

January 26

Gregor Matvos (University of Chicago-Booth)

Deposit Competition and Financial Fragility: Evidence from the U.S. Banking Sector        with Mark Egan & Ali Hortacsu

 Littauer M-16

February 2

Pierre Dubois

(Toulouse School of Economics/visiting Harvard)

The Effects of Banning Advertising in Junk Food Markets

with Rachel Griffith & Martin O'Connell

 Littauer M-16

February 9

Joint with MIT

CANCELED -   Joel Waldfogel (Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota)

Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits from New Products: Evidence from the Digitization of Recorded Music

                                             with Luis Aguiar

 MIT E62-450

February 16

No Meeting - President's Day

No Seminar

 

February 23

Alon Eizenberg (Hebrew University)

 Retail Prices in a City: An Empirical Analysis  

                                             with Saul Lach & Merav Yiftach

 Littauer M-16

March 2

Joint with MIT

Judy Chevalier (Yale School of Management)

Best Prices: Price Discrimination and Consumer Substitution  with Anil Kashyap  MIT E62-450

March 9

Joint with MIT

Jan De Loecker  (Princeton University)

Firm Performance in a Global Market  with Pinelopi Goldberg

Price Markups and Trade Reform

                          with Pinelopi Goldberg, Amit Khandelwal, and Nina Pavcnik

 Littauer M-16

March 16

No Seminar - Spring Break

No Seminar

 

March 23

Department Seminar

No Seminar

 

March 30

Marc Rysman (Boston University)

Differentiation in Adoption of Environmental Standards   LEED from 2000-2010

 Littauer M-16

April 6

Joint with MIT

Julie Mortimer (Boston College)

Efficiency and Foreclosure Effects of All-Units Discounts: Empirical Evidence   with Chris Conlon

 MIT E62-450

April 13
Joint with MIT

 Kate Ho (Columbia University)

Insurer Competition in Health Care Markets
                                     with Robin Lee

 Littauer M-16

April 20

 Eric Rasmusen (University of Indiana)

Why Use Requirement Contracts? - To Avoid Hold-Up and Litigation  Littauer M-16

April 27

 

 TBA

   

 

Course Summary:

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