NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMICS
RESEARCH, INC. |
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Industrial
Organization Program Meeting |
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Matthew Gentzkow and
Matthew White, Organizers |
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Nancy Rose, Program
Director |
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February 20-21, 2009 |
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NBER Offices |
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20: |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
JUSTINE HASTINGS, |
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Wholesale Price Discrimination and Regulation: Implications
for Retail |
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Gasoline Prices (updated version) |
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Discussant: |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
NUNO CASSOLA, European Central Bank |
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ALI HORTAÇSU, |
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JAKUB KASTL, |
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The
2007 Subprime Market Crisis in the EURO Area through the Lens of ECB Repo
Auctions |
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Discussant: DARRELL DUFFIE, |
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3:45 pm |
Break |
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4:00
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LIRAN EINAV, Stanford University and NBER |
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AMY FINKELSTEIN, MIT and NBER |
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MARK CULLEN, |
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Estimating
Welfare in Insurance Markets using Variation in Prices |
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Discussant: RAJ CHETTY, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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5:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Group Dinner Zibibbo Restaurant, |
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21: |
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8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
JEAN-PIERRE DUBÉ and JEREMY FOX, |
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CHE-LIN SU, |
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Improving
the Numerical Performance of BLP Static and Dynamic Discrete |
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Discussant: STEVE BERRY, |
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10:15 am |
Break |
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10:30 am |
ANDREW SWEETING, |
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Discussant: MICHAEL GRUBB, MIT |
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11:45 am |
Lunch |
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12:45 pm |
PATRICK BAJARI, |
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GREGORY LEWIS, |
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Procurement
Contracting with Time Incentives: Theory and Evidence |
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Discussant: JOHN ASKER, |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
MEGHAN BUSSE, Northwestern University and NBER |
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CHRISTOPHER KNITTEL, UC, Davis and NBER |
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FLORIAN ZETTELMEYER, Northwestern University and NBER |
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Pain
at the Pump: How Gasoline Prices Affect Automobile Purchasing in New and Used
Markets |
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Discussant: TIM BRESNAHAN, |
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3:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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2/19/09 |
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